Challenges in forming a coalition

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The Reservists party, led by former cabinet minister Yoaz Hendel, ran in the Knesset election together with economist Yaron Zelekha, under the name of the Reservists-Economy party. Though they had crossed the threshold in some of the pre-election polling, they did not receive enough votes in the election to enter the Knesset. Now they are concerned that the "bloc of change," led by Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot, will abandon the reservists in the coalition negotiations with haredi parties. KAN's David Ze'ev spoke with Reservists party co-founder Yoav Adomi. (Photo: President Isaac Herzog tasks Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot with forming Israel's next government. Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In addition to the military enlistment issue, there are other matters reportedly also involved in the negotiations between the United Torah Judaism faction and MK Gadi Eisenkot's negotiating team toward forming  a new government. These issues affect the Tzohar rabbinical organization. Tzohar chairman Rabbi David Stav spoke to KAN's David Ze'ev. (Photo: Rabbi David Stav/Courtesy Tzohar)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The so-called "bloc of change," led by Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot, might ultimately include haredi parties in the new government coalition. Eisenkot has been given a mandate by President Isaac Herzog to try to form a government. Can compromise be reached to include haredim? KAN's David Ze'ev spoke to Ziva Glanz, who ran in the Knesset election on the list of a party called The Haredi Public, Hatzibur Ha'haredi, which did not gain sufficient votes in the election to enter the Knesset. (Photo: Moti Leitner, chairman of The Haredi Public. Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While ultra-Orthodox parties have been open to contacts with Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot, a political alliance is unlikely, according to Dr. Gilad Malach, Research Fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute's Ultra-Orthodox in Israel Program. He told KAN's Naomi Segal that the gaps on the military draft issue are too wide. (Photo: United Torah Judaism party members at President's Residence, November, 5, 2026. Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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