Ultra-Orthodox Party Offers Support to Eisenkot for Prime Minister
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
United Torah Judaism plans to offer its support to Gadi Eisenkot to become prime minister, provided he secures an exemption from military service for the ultra-Orthodox community. A senior party official confirmed the condition, suggesting it's preferable to Eisenkot serving as a junior partner to Benjamin Netanyahu or facing new elections. The party aims to leverage its bloc to influence government formation.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- United Torah Judaism will back Gadi Eisenkot for prime minister on condition of a draft exemption.
- A senior UTJ official confirmed the party's plan to Ynet.
- The party offers Eisenkot the premiership over serving under Netanyahu.
- The condition is a law exempting ultra-Orthodox men from military service.
- UTJ sees this as an alternative to Eisenkot being a junior minister or new elections.
United Torah Judaism (UTJ), led by Yaakov Asher, plans to offer its support to Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the National Unity party, to form a government. A senior UTJ official confirmed to Ynet that the primary condition for their support would be a law exempting ultra-Orthodox men from military conscription.
The official stated that Eisenkot has the option to form a government with Benjamin Netanyahu, but in that scenario, Netanyahu would be prime minister and Eisenkot a senior minister. "We are giving him the premiership," the official said, adding, "It's better than sitting as number 2 or repeat elections."
This proposal positions UTJ as potentially instrumental in forming a coalition, leveraging their parliamentary bloc to influence the leadership of the next government, contingent on securing the exemption from military service for the Haredi community.
