As the opposition "change bloc" renews its courtship of the chareidi parties, political analyst Amit Segal writes in Yisrael Hayom that one figure stands in the way of any alternative government: the Slonimer Rebbe, spiritual patron of MK Meir Porush.
According to Segal, the chareidi parties' central goal is a unity government with their participation. The chareidim understand that, contrary to early assessments, reconciliation between the two major blocs would not push them to the margins, especially given shifts in the political map and Avigdor Lieberman's positions. In such a scenario, Segal writes, there would likely be no opposition to object to chareidi benefits: not Yisrael Beiteinu, not Yair Golan who has extended a hand to them, not the Arab factions, and not Itamar Ben Gvir.
As Segal notes, the Slonimer Rebbe combines "religious conservatism and deep-rooted right-wing views." For that reason, as far as he is concerned, a government led by the left is not on the table and will not be formed.
