Amid talk of a government with the Haredim, Eliasaf Peretz calls for a "Zionist government"

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Ahead of his entry into the Knesset, Eliasaf Peretz of the Yashar party published a post calling for the formation of a Zionist government. According to Israel Hayom, Peretz wrote that the next government should focus on reservists, and that "the people who are now in Lebanon are the ones who should be at the top of our priorities."

According to Israel Hayom, Peretz refrained from stating directly that he would refuse to vote for such a government, but he categorically ruled out the option of defection. According to Channel 14, the remarks were made against the backdrop of reports about the possibility of a partnership with the Haredim and a compromise on the conscription issue.