Concern in the left bloc: United Torah Judaism is conducting sham negotiations that will not lead to a government
The left bloc fears that United Torah Judaism is conducting sham negotiations aimed at getting the parties to give up their demand for a conscription law for all Haredim, without a government ultimately being formed. The unscheduled meeting between Yaakov Asher and Avigdor Lieberman heightened the suspicion of a tactical move.
The left bloc fears that United Torah Judaism is conducting sham negotiations to form a government, with the aim of getting the parties that committed to a conscription law for all Haredim to give up their demand, without a joint government ultimately being formed. According to sources in the bloc, the concern is not only about the contacts with the Haredi party themselves, but about a broader move that may develop during them. The main concern is that United Torah Judaism will succeed in creating a situation where not only Avigdor Lieberman, but also the parties "Together", "Yashar!" and "The Democrats", which committed to passing a conscription law for all Haredim, will be forced to admit that they are giving up their demand. In such a scenario, the parties could find themselves after having given up one of the main commitments they presented to the public during the election campaign, without a government being formed in partnership with United Torah Judaism. The sense of suspicion was strengthened, according to the sources, by the unscheduled meeting of United Torah Judaism chairman Yaakov Asher in the office of Avigdor Lieberman in the Knesset. The bloc fears that this is a tactical move by United Torah Judaism, intended to bring the other parties to concessions on the conscription issue, and not necessarily a real negotiation aimed at forming a government.