Degel HaTorah Signals Readiness for Talks With 'Change Bloc'
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Degel HaTorah's spiritual leader, Rabbi Dov Landau, has ordered party members to start negotiations with the "change bloc." The party aims to resolve the status of yeshiva students and stated it belongs only to the "World of Torah" bloc. Degel HaTorah previously expressed no obligation to Benjamin Netanyahu due to failed draft exemption legislation.
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- Rabbi Dov Landau ordered Degel HaTorah lawmakers to begin talks with the 'change bloc'.
- The party seeks to resolve the status of yeshiva students.
- Degel HaTorah stated it belongs only to the 'World of Torah' bloc.
- The party feels no obligation to Benjamin Netanyahu.
- This follows the government's failure to pass draft exemption laws for the ultra-Orthodox.
The spiritual leader of the ultra-Orthodox party Degel HaTorah, Rabbi Dov Landau, has instructed party lawmakers to begin negotiations with the "change bloc." This directive was reported by Kikar HaShabbat journalist Yishai Cohen.
Rabbi Landau stated, "We must do everything to resolve the issue of yeshiva students' status. We do not belong to any bloc, only to the bloc of the World of Torah." The "change bloc" refers to a coalition of parties that opposed former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Degel HaTorah has previously indicated it felt no obligation to Netanyahu, citing the government's failure to pass legislation exempting ultra-Orthodox conscripts from military service. This move suggests a potential shift in the ultra-Orthodox party's political alignment as it seeks to address the conscription issue.
