Liberman drops veto on haredi parties in coalition, opposition in talks with UTJ - report

The Jerusalem Post · SHIR PERETS, KESHET NEEV · 2026-11-05 20:00 UTC

The bloc is reportedly discussing the possibility of drafting a more lenient military conscription law.

Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman has dropped his veto on forming a government with haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties, opening the door for the opposition bloc to begin discussions with United Torah Judaism (UTJ), N12's Amit Segal reported on Thursday

The bloc is reportedly discussing the possibility of drafting a more lenient military conscription law, and the current assumption is that Shas would be forced to support the move as well, under pressure from Rabbi Lando.

UTJ, a longtime coalition partner of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declined to recommend a candidate for prime minister to President Isaac Herzog during the party's consultation earlier on Thursday.

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