Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Liberman told his faction Monday that anyone expecting a coalition with Shas should not expect one with his party, and noted his own mother voted for Degel HaTorah for 30 years.
Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Liberman issued a pointed warning at his faction's Monday meeting, stating that any political bloc that plans to build a coalition with the ultra-Orthodox Shas party should not expect support from his party. Liberman, a secularist-nationalist figure who has long opposed Haredi political influence, added a personal note: his mother voted for the Haredi Degel HaTorah party for 30 years, a remark that appeared to underscore his familiarity with the Haredi electorate while maintaining his opposition to their political power. As The Zioneer has previously reported, Liberman has consistently ruled out sitting in a government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ultra-Orthodox parties, narrowing the coalition math ahead of any negotiations. The statement reinforces his position as a key opposition figure who refuses to be part of a coalition reliant on Haredi factions.
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