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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Netanyahu Asks Haredi Party Leader to Withdraw from Election Race

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Moti Leitner, chairman of the Haredi Public Party, urging him to withdraw from the election race. Leitner conditioned his potential withdrawal on Netanyahu's commitment to support reforms for the Haredi community.

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What happened

  1. 01Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Haredi Public Party chairman Moti Leitner to withdraw from the election.
  2. 02Leitner conditioned withdrawal on Netanyahu's support for Haredi community reforms.
  3. 03The meeting took place days before the upcoming elections.
  4. 04Netanyahu aims to prevent vote wastage in the right-wing bloc.

The meeting occurred days before the elections, aiming to consolidate the right-wing vote.

Translated and summarized by baba from Kikar HaShabbat, the latest report. Read Kikar HaShabbat’s original

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  • Right1
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