Zehut Chairman Feiglin Calls Anti-Netanyahu Bloc's Actions a 'Bluff'
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Zehut Party Chairman Moshe Feiglin criticized the bloc opposing Prime Minister Netanyahu for attempting to cooperate with ultra-Orthodox parties after previously demanding their conscription. Feiglin called this shift a "bluff," suggesting the conscription issue was a political tactic rather than a genuine concern for the army's needs. He accused the bloc of prioritizing government dismantling over patriotism.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Zehut Chairman Moshe Feiglin accused the anti-Netanyahu bloc of a "bluff" regarding ultra-Orthodox conscription.
- Feiglin criticized the bloc's shift towards coalition talks with ultra-Orthodox parties.
- He claimed the conscription demand was a political tactic, not patriotism.
- Feiglin warned for years about the "dishonesty" of the conscription struggle.
- The bloc's actions are seen as driven by a desire to dismantle the government.
Moshe Feiglin, chairman of the Zehut Party, has sharply criticized the bloc opposing Prime Minister Netanyahu, particularly their attempts to collaborate with ultra-Orthodox parties. Feiglin argued that the bloc's shift from demanding the conscription of yeshiva students to considering coalition cooperation with the ultra-Orthodox parties demonstrates a lack of sincerity.
Speaking to 103FM, Feiglin stated that he had repeatedly warned in recent years about what he described as dishonesty in the struggle for ultra-Orthodox conscription, asserting that the issue was used to advance political goals. "I warned that it was simply a bluff," he said.
Feiglin linked the political struggle in Israel in 2023 to the demand for expanded military conscription. He claimed that those who led the opposition to the government at that time cannot now present the demand for ultra-Orthodox conscription as a genuine concern for the army's needs. "It wasn't difficult to understand that these guys who in 2023 sought to dismantle the government were not exactly great patriots who suddenly lacked soldiers and wanted to draft the last one. It wasn't patriotism that led to the agenda of drafting Haredim now, but the desire to dismantle the government," he emphasized.
