Dangerous Alliance: The Price the Haredim May Pay on the Way to Government

Shneur Weber warns the Haredi parties against joining a government with the left bloc, arguing that this would endanger the alliance with the religious-nationalist public and the Jewish identity of the state. He calls on them to set clear threshold conditions and not to be tempted by coalition promises.

Shneur Weber, a commentator on Channel 14, warns the Haredi parties against joining a government with the left bloc led by Lieberman, Lapid, Bennett, and Yair Golan. According to him, the coalition negotiations reveal the gap between the aggressive anti-Haredi campaign of those same parties and their sudden willingness to reach understandings. Weber claims that in exchange for portfolios and promises, the Haredi parties might endanger a long-standing partnership with the traditional and religious-nationalist public, and harm the status of the Torah world and the Jewish identity of the state. He calls on them to set clear threshold conditions, maintain the status quo on religious and state issues, and not treat the alliance with the religious-nationalist camp as a bargaining chip. The article concludes with a warning that dismantling the partnership could be a political fracture whose consequences will be felt for years to come.