Liberman and Golan Rule Out Coalition With Shas Amid Isenkot's Praise for Ultra-Orthodox Party
How 3 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Srugim · 3 hours ago
What happened
Avigdor Liberman and Yair Golan announced they will not join a government with Shas, despite Gadi Isenkot's recent praise of the party. Liberman criticized Shas's stance on military conscription and emphasized the need for a universal draft law. Isenkot described Shas as a party with Zionist elements and expressed conditional openness to cooperation. Both Liberman and Golan oppose the current post-October 7 coalition and seek to replace it.
- 01Avigdor Liberman and Yair Golan refuse to join any government including Shas.
- 02Liberman criticizes Shas's partial exemption from military conscription.
- 03Gadi Isenkot praises Shas as a party with significant Zionist components.
- 04Isenkot supports Shas joining government if it commits to three core principles.
- 05Liberman respects Isenkot but insists on replacing the current post-October 7 government.
- 06Yair Golan confirms no coalition with parties from the October 7 bloc.
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