Hendel Signals Netanyahu on Government Formation, Rejects Extremes

According to Hendel, this alliance would serve as a blocking bloc against non-Zionist governments. He criticized the current political landscape, arguing that Israelis are forced to choose between a government dependent on Haredi parties, which he claims encourage draft evasion and harm national security, or one allied with Arab parties that do not recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization.

Speaking three years after the October 7th atrocities, Hendel stated that the subsequent war has profoundly changed Israeli society and that politics cannot continue as usual. He asserted that reservists are the natural partners for national challenges and that victory on the battlefield cannot be achieved with Haredi parties.