United Torah Judaism chairman Yaakov Asher sets three conditions for coalition entry

Yaakov Asher, chairman of United Torah Judaism, stated in an interview with Yishai Cohen three conditions for joining a coalition: legislation on yeshiva student draft, funding for Haredi schools without core curriculum, and maintaining the religion-state status quo.

Yaakov Asher, chairman of United Torah Judaism, presented today (Tuesday) in an interview with Yishai Cohen the three main conditions of his party for coalition cooperation. The first demand concerns the conscription law, with United Torah Judaism seeking to legislate the status of yeshiva students. At the same time, the party demands ensuring the budgeting of Haredi educational institutions without conditioning the transfer of funds on core curriculum studies. The third condition presented by the party chairman concerns maintaining the status quo on religious and state affairs. The three demands were presented as conditions for coalition cooperation, ahead of negotiations on forming the new government.