Does not rule out meeting with Eisenkot: Chairman of United Torah Judaism Yaakov Asher in a special interview
Chairman of United Torah Judaism, MK Yaakov Asher, does not rule out a meeting with Gadi Eisenkot after the elections, and clarifies that his party has not yet decided on supporting a candidate for prime minister. In an interview with i24NEWS, Asher said that trust in Netanyahu has been severely damaged due to the conscription law crisis, and that they will not join a government without legislation regulating the status of Torah scholars.
Chairman of United Torah Judaism, MK Yaakov Asher, does not rule out a meeting with Gadi Eisenkot after the elections, and clarifies that his party has not yet made a decision on supporting any candidate for prime minister. In a special interview with i24NEWS, against the backdrop of the crisis surrounding the conscription law, Asher says that trust in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been severely damaged, but the decision on the next step will be made after the elections and in accordance with the guidance of the Torah sages. Asher clarified that United Torah Judaism will not join a government without the conscription law passing, while preserving the status of "Torah study as their craft." He attacked Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for his treatment of Haredim, and claimed that there are collaborations between left-wing elements and extremists in the Haredi public.