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Bennett and Lapid's Party Backs Eisenkot, Rejects Haredi Draft Exemptions

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The Together Party recommended Gadi Eisenkot to form Israel's next government and rejected broad draft exemptions for the Haredi public. MK Merav Cohen stated the party opposes draft evasion laws but supports economic integration for the Haredi community. The party also warned against unity governments, citing past negative experiences, and pledged to help Eisenkot form a coalition quickly.

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Together Party recommended Gadi Eisenkot to form the next Israeli government.
The party will not accept a law granting broad draft exemptions for the Haredi public.
MK Merav Cohen warned against unity governments, comparing them to deals with scorpions.
Together Party chairman MK Eitan Ginzburg pledged to help Eisenkot form a coalition quickly.
The party supports economic solutions for Haredi integration, not arrests.

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her party would not agree to a law that would grant a broad exemption from conscription for the haredi public.per MK Merav Cohen
Sitting with people who think differently from me is not a compromise; it's a goal. But when I hear talks of a unity government, I think of the parable of the scorpion and the frog. You don't make deals with scorpions.per MK Merav Cohen
During COVID, I sat in a unity government and instead of doing good for my country, I only damaged it. I've learned my lesson.per MK Merav Cohen

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