i24NEWS Correspondent Slams "Coalition of Regretters" Over Haredi Outreach
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
i24NEWS correspondent Oshi Darman criticized the "change bloc" for courting Haredi parties after the election, contrasting it with their campaign focus on Haredi conscription and equal burden-sharing. The report highlights a perceived shift from "coalition of conscripts" to "coalition of regretters" due to political expediency. This raises questions about the bloc's core principles and the importance of military service for the IDF.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- i24NEWS correspondent Oshi Darman criticized the "change bloc's" post-election outreach to Haredi parties.
- The bloc's campaign emphasized Haredi conscription and equal burden-sharing.
- Darman highlighted a contradiction between campaign promises and post-election actions.
- The report labels the shift as political hypocrisy and a "coalition of regretters."
- Questions arise about the bloc's commitment to military service for all.
i24NEWS correspondent Oshi Darman has criticized the "change bloc" for its political courtship of Haredi parties following the recent election results. Darman's report, drawing on archival footage, highlighted contradictions between the bloc's campaign promises and their post-election actions.
During the election campaign, members of the change bloc emphasized issues such as the conscription of Haredi men into the IDF and the principle of equal burden-sharing. However, after the election results became clear, the bloc reportedly shifted its stance, actively seeking alliances with Haredi parties.
Darman's report frames this shift as political hypocrisy, contrasting the bloc's earlier strong criticism of Haredi parties, particularly concerning military service, with their current efforts to gain their support. The "coalition of conscripts," a central theme of the bloc's campaign, is re-characterized by Darman as a "coalition of regretters," with those previously depicted as draft dodgers now being treated as close allies.
The report raises questions about the bloc's core principles, suggesting that the urgency of Haredi conscription and equal burden-sharing may no longer be critical. Darman uses archival clips to illustrate how a prominent campaign issue for the change bloc seemingly lost its importance once political needs changed.
The central question posed by the report is how an issue presented as fundamental and urgent throughout the election campaign can now be disregarded in the pursuit of political partnerships with the very Haredi parties that were previously the focus of criticism.
