First they need to apologize to us

Aryeh Ehrlich writes that the political system, after the elections for the 26th Knesset, suddenly remembers that it is possible to live with the Haredim, but argues that before any coalition discussion, politicians must apologize for the 'smear campaign' that the Haredi public has undergone in the last four years.

Aryeh Ehrlich, editor of the magazine 'Mishpacha', writes an opinion piece on ynet following the results of the elections for the 26th Knesset, which left a political deadlock. According to him, the political system, which just finished an election campaign in which the Haredim were presented as an existential threat due to the issue of conscription, suddenly remembers that it is possible to live with them and reach coalition agreements. Ehrlich wonders what happened to the claim that 50,000 soldiers are missing from the IDF, and notes that the security need has not changed, but rather it was a campaign. He emphasizes that the partnership with the right is deep and value-based, but if a serious proposal for regulating the status of Torah scholars is presented, the spiritual leaders might listen to it politely. However, he states that before any coalition discussion, politicians must apologize to the Haredi public for the 'unprecedented smear campaign' it has undergone in the last four years.

First they need to apologize to us