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Grandson of top Haredi rabbi meets with Gantz, urges him to joint right-wing bloc
Jobi Nachshoni |
Published: 04.26.21 , 19:43
Yanki Kanievsky, grandson of leading ultra-Orthodox authority Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, met with Defense Minister Benny Gantz Monday evening and urged him to join a right-wing coalition.
Kanievsky aimed to promote an offer reportedly made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which Gantz would join the Likud chief s right-wing government and will serve as prime minister first as part of a power-sharing deal.
The meeting comes against the backdrop of fears among ultra-Orthodox leaders of a government that will change the current status-quo regarding state-religion affairs and harm the community s welfare.