UTJ chairman: No 'dramatic' progress in coalition talks

Chairman of United Torah Judaism, MK Yaakov Asher, denied this evening reports of 'dramatic' progress in coalition talks with the left bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot, and claimed there is no truth to the claims about exchanges of drafts regarding the conscription law.

Chairman of United Torah Judaism, MK Yaakov Asher, denied this evening (Sunday) outright reports that his party is in the final stretch of talks with the left bloc to form a government led by Gadi Eisenkot. In an official statement, Asher clarified that there is no truth to the reports of 'dramatic' progress in the talks and exchanges of drafts regarding the conscription law. The denial comes against the backdrop of meetings Asher held in recent days with Eisenkot and Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman, and amid warnings from Shas and the political system against relying on the left's promises. Asher's office claims these were routine meetings with no real progress.