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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Rabbi Warns Against Government Relying on Arab Parties

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu of Tzfat warned opposition leaders Naftali Bennett, Gadi Eisenkot, and Avigdor Liberman against forming a government reliant on Arab parties. He called the move a "moral injustice" that would undermine Israel's Jewish identity and disregard its Jewish majority.

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What happened

  1. 01Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu warned opposition leaders against forming a government reliant on Arab parties.
  2. 02He stated such a government would be a "moral injustice" and undermine Israel's Jewish identity.
  3. 03Rabbi Eliyahu cited the song "Biladi Biladi" as representative of Arab parties' alleged anti-Israel views.
  4. 04He questioned the implications of giving Arab parties control over budgets and ministries.
  5. 05The rabbi declared he would not consider such a government legitimate.

The rabbi cited the song "Biladi Biladi" as evidence of the Arab parties' alleged anti-Israel sentiments. He stated he would not consider such a government legitimate.

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