United Torah Judaism Will Not Recommend a Candidate to Form the Government

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The United Torah Judaism faction arrived at consultations at the President's residence and announced that it will not recommend any candidate to form the government. The party's delegation included MK Yitzhak Pindrus, MK Yitzhak Goldknopf, Moshe Rosenthal, Amitai Shulman and Moti Babchik.

During the consultation, faction representatives raised the issue of Haredi conscription and criticized the treatment of yeshiva students. Pindrus said that anyone who does not study Torah will be subject to sanctions. President Herzog criticized the arrest of a yeshiva student during the seven blessings of his wedding.

The decision comes against the backdrop of the crisis over the conscription law and the demand to regulate the status of Torah students. Meir Porush and Elyakim Shtark have not yet decided how they will act, and some of the Admorim tend to support the outgoing prime minister.