Liberman willing to compromise on haredi IDF draft law, UTJ chairman welcomes 'flexibility'

The Jerusalem Post · MAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR, JAMES GENN · 2026-11-06 10:50 UTC

"It is heartening to see the flexibility displayed by all political players regarding the issue of military conscription," UTJ chairman Yakov Asher said in response to Liberman's announcement.

Yisrael Beyteinu leader Avigdor Liberman laid out his conditions for joining a potential coalition in the Knesset headed by Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot, noting that he was willing to "be flexible and compromise" on the issue of the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) IDF draft law in a Friday X/Twitter post.

"It is heartening to see the flexibility displayed by all political players regarding the issue of military conscription," United Torah Judaism chairman Yakov Asher said in response to Liberman's announcement.

"It is painful to consider how much incitement and internal strife could have been avoided had this same flexibility been shown in recent years."

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