Sports Figure Mediates Between Lieberman and Ultra-Orthodox Parties
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Jackie Ben Zaken, a figure in the MS Ashdod soccer club, is reportedly mediating between Avigdor Lieberman's party and ultra-Orthodox factions in coalition talks. The proposed deal includes Lieberman becoming prime minister in exchange for changes to military conscription policies. United Torah Judaism would receive key ministries.
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- Jackie Ben Zaken, of MS Ashdod, is mediating between Lieberman and ultra-Orthodox parties.
- The reported deal involves Lieberman becoming prime minister.
- It includes ending draft dodger arrests and a new recruitment committee.
- The focus of the committee would be on Arab conscription.
- United Torah Judaism would receive the Housing and Interior ministries.
Jackie Ben Zaken, described as the strongman of the MS Ashdod soccer club, is reportedly acting as a political mediator between Avigdor Lieberman's party and the ultra-Orthodox parties. The report, aired by Channel 13's Yoeli Barim, comes amid ongoing coalition formation talks following recent Knesset elections.
Ben Zaken is reportedly working alongside advisor Avi Abuhatzira and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion. On the other side of the negotiations are Moti Babchik and David Shapira. The proposed deal, according to the report, would see Lieberman become prime minister in exchange for an end to draft dodger arrests and the establishment of a "recruitment committee" to examine the issue of military service, with a focus on Arabs, to shift the discourse away from the ultra-Orthodox community.
Under this potential agreement, the United Torah Judaism party would receive the Ministry of Construction and Housing and the Ministry of Interior.
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