Hendel to Vinter: Join us and we will be a blocking bloc for non-Zionist governments

Yoaz Hendel, chairman of the Reservists and Economic Party, called on Ofer Vinter to retract his commitment to a Netanyahu and ultra-Orthodox government and join a blocking bloc to prevent the establishment of non-Zionist governments. Hendel proposed an excess vote agreement and a commitment to a Zionist-only government, emphasizing that reservists are the natural partners for battlefield decisions, not the ultra-Orthodox or Arabs.

Yoaz Hendel, chairman of the Reservists and Economic Party, held a press conference this morning (Thursday) in which he directly addressed Ofer Vinter. Hendel called on Vinter to retract his stated commitment to a Netanyahu and ultra-Orthodox party government, and proposed leading a joint political move including an excess vote agreement and a declaration of entering only a Zionist government. Hendel defined this as an attempt to create a blocking bloc that would prevent the establishment of governments relying on non-Zionist elements. In his remarks, Hendel referred to the security and political reality, noting that last night marked three years since the worst disaster since the founding of the state. He emphasized that the war that broke out in its wake changed Israeli society, and therefore politics cannot continue as usual. Hendel argued that the political system forces the public to choose between a government with the ultra-Orthodox that promotes draft evasion, and a government relying on Arab parties that do not recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization. He called on Vinter to break out of the concept and join them to achieve a decision on the battlefield and prevent a coalition with ultra-Orthodox or Arab parties.