Yoaz Hendel Sets Political Conditions Ahead of Elections

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Chairman of the Reservists and Economic Party, Yoaz Hendel, set conditions ahead of the elections. According to Channel 14, during the program "HaPatriotim" he stated that he would sit only in a Zionist government, and that he would not sit with Haredi parties that call us a government of heretics, nor with Arab parties. Hendel added that he would not sit with a party that encourages a Palestinian state or harms the settlement enterprise.

Hendel addressed the elections to be held in less than 48 hours, according to Srugim, and said he would not add up to 61. According to Maariv, Hendel called for trust in order to break the blocs and return the country to the right track, and pointed to draft evaders, the cost of living and the stalemate as reasons.

According to Maariv, there was disappointment at the headquarters of the Reservists and Economic Party after polls showed that the party led by Hendel and Yaron Zelekha did not pass the electoral threshold. In a speech to activists, Hendel said: "Unfortunately we will go to another election round, we will come to it stronger" and "at least we tried", and noted that the final results have not yet been determined.