Hasidic Rebbes instructed Porush and Stark to recommend Netanyahu, then reversed decision

Ultra-Orthodox politicians Porush and Stark received instructions from their respective Hasidic Rebbes to recommend Netanyahu for prime minister. However, following a conversation yesterday between Rabbi Landau and the Rebbes, they reversed their decision. Porush was absent from the President's Residence in protest. The change bloc views him as the most difficult figure to persuade in government formation efforts.