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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Lithuanian Haredi Leader Approves Talks with Opposition Bloc

Lithuanian Haredi leader Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch has permitted Haredi representatives to negotiate with the opposition "change bloc" for a potential government led by Gadi Eisenkot. Rabbi Hirsch's main demand is to legalize the status of yeshiva students, prioritizing this over budgetary concerns.

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What happened

  1. 01Lithuanian Haredi leader Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch approved talks with the opposition change bloc.
  2. 02Rabbi Hirsch's primary condition for negotiations is legalizing the status of yeshiva students.
  3. 03He expressed skepticism about reaching agreements with Gadi Eisenkot but did not rule it out.
  4. 04Efforts continue to formulate a draft conscription law acceptable to Haredi leadership and the change bloc.

While he is skeptical about reaching an agreement with Eisenkot, he has not ruled it out.

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

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