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Netanyahu Meets Haredi Leader Amid Efforts to Block Eisenkot Government

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with United Torah Judaism's Yaakov Asher in a late-night discussion aimed at preventing Haredi parties from joining a government led by Gadi Eisenkot.

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What happened

01Prime Minister Netanyahu met with MK Yaakov Asher of United Torah Judaism late Monday night.
02The Likud party believes it has successfully blocked Haredi parties from joining a Gadi Eisenkot government.
03Likud claims it convinced Haredi parties not to give up bargaining power without immediate gains.
04Advancing Haredi-sought conscription exemption legislation before government formation faces significant legal and time hurdles.
05Sources in the "change bloc" blame Avigdor Lieberman for thwarting a government supported by Arab parties.

The Likud party believes it has successfully blocked these negotiations, arguing the Haredi parties should not forfeit their support without immediate concessions. Meanwhile, the "change bloc" accuses Avigdor Lieberman of hindering efforts to form a government reliant on Arab parties, leaving both potential coalition paths stalled.

Translated and summarized by baba from N12, the latest report. Read N12’s original