Israeli Politician Calls for Alliance Against Non-Zionist Governments

Yoaz Hendel, chairman of the Reservists and Economic Party, urged fellow politician Winter on Thursday to retract his commitment to the current Netanyahu-led government. Hendel proposed a joint political move where their parties would sign a surplus agreement and declare they would only join a "Zionist" government, excluding both Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) and Arab parties.

Hendel described this proposed bloc as a "blocking force against non-Zionist governments." He stated that after three years since a major national disaster and enduring a difficult war, politics should not continue as if nothing has changed. Hendel argued that the public is being forced to choose between a government reliant on Haredi parties, which he claims encourage draft evasion and harm national security, or one with Arab parties that do not recognize Hamas as a terror organization.

He asserted that governments dependent on non-Zionist parties are pressured into making non-Zionist decisions. Hendel believes a significant portion of the public understands that "Zionist forces" must cooperate to form a Zionist government.

Addressing Winter directly, Hendel implored him to abandon his stated allegiance to Netanyahu and the Haredi parties. "With Haredi parties, you cannot win on the battlefield. You cannot stand up to the missions on the front lines. We need more soldiers," Hendel stated, specifically mentioning Goldknopf and the impossibility of universal conscription under such alliances. He positioned reservists and Winter's party as natural partners, not the Haredi parties.

Hendel concluded by calling for a surplus agreement and a joint declaration to form a "blocking force" against non-Zionist governments and coalitions with Haredi or Arab parties, urging Winter to "get out of the old concept and help us decide on the battlefield."