UTJ Uri Maklev on Sunday responded to the merger of the Blue and White and New Hope parties in a joint slate that does not include Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel (New Hope) and Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana (Yamina).
After Hendel spent months trying to advance legislation against kosher phones contrary to the will of Chareidi leaders, Chareidi MKs informed party leaders that they won’t form a coalition with a party that includes Hendel. Chareidi MKs also conveyed the same message about Yamina MK and Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Kahana.
“Those who arrogantly violated kodshei Yisrael – are now standing outside the gates with much self-loathing,” said Maklev. “Despite the fact that the political map is not yet clear, we already see that Hendel and Kahana are standing by the parties’ gates and being humiliated time after time and thrown from one to another.”
“They’re paying an immediate price for their harm to the Chareidi public and kodshei Yisrael,” Maklev asserted. “[New Hope chairman Gideon] Sa’ar threw out Hendel and Matan Kahana is looking for a home and can’t understand why he’s not wanted anywhere.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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I fervently hope the moshiach block will have a supermajority in the next knesset
Perhaps Maklev and his chevrah will act consist with his own political musar and engage in meaningful negotiations on divisive public policy issues and seek to find a compromise position that reflects the priorities and needs of all Israelis instead of a myopic fixation on extracting as much funding as they can for their own mosdos.
they both should no be elected anymore, they are reschaim neget hatora.
Maklev is spot on! These two rotten eggs deserve to be outed from politics.