Kikar HaShabbatPolitics18:37

Shas Party Recommends Netanyahu for Prime Minister

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Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba

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The Shas party recommended MK Benjamin Netanyahu to form the government during consultations with President Yitzhak Herzog. Party representatives stated they fulfilled a promise to recommend Netanyahu, despite facing significant incitement and a drop in their electoral mandate. MK Yinon Azulai also addressed the sensitive issue of military conscription for Torah scholars, stressing the importance of Torah study.

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Shas party recommended MK Benjamin Netanyahu to form the government to President Herzog.
Party representatives stated they kept their promise to recommend Netanyahu.
Shas experienced a drop in electoral mandate and faced targeted incitement.
MK Yinon Azulai discussed the sensitive issue of military conscription for Torah scholars.
Azulai stressed the importance of recognizing the value of Torah study.

Representatives of the Shas party met with Israel's President Yitzhak Herzog on Wednesday evening and recommended Member of Knesset Benjamin Netanyahu to form the next government. The party's delegation included MKs Michael Malchieli, Yinon Azulai, Yoav Ben-Tzur, Haim Biton, and Dror Amos.

MK Michael Malchieli stated that Shas is a party that keeps its promises and that they had pledged to recommend Netanyahu, which they have now done. He also noted that the party experienced a drop in its electoral mandate and faced significant, targeted incitement, to which they did not retaliate with false accusations.

During the consultations, MK Yinon Azulai addressed the issue of the draft law for Torah scholars, stating that the Council of Torah Sages had tasked him with it and that he had faced severe criticism. He asserted that the public discourse had been manipulated, suggesting that the Haredi public would rather die than enlist, which he denied as being their way. However, he emphasized the paramount importance of recognizing the value of Torah study.