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An Israeli television report contrasts pre-election promises on ultra-Orthodox conscription with post-election outreach, while reservists' advocates reject compromise.
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ברית המחרטטים: איך נראה הזיגזג הגדול של היום שאחרי תוצאות האמת
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- 0:00Opening archive clips show politicians pledging not to compromise on ultra-Orthodox conscription.
- 1:54Roy Konkol argues that coalition arrangements cannot justify concessions over the burden of military service.
- 4:00Gil Samsonov says campaign promises exceeded what the bloc's election result made possible.
- 5:02Older promises, including Bennett's refusal to establish a Lapid-led government, broaden the report's argument about political reversals.
- 7:10The report argues that media commentary shifted toward accepting ultra-Orthodox coalition partners after the results.
- 11:00Unity-government discussions meet Eisenkot's and Lieberman's refusals to serve under Netanyahu; closing speakers urge national cooperation.
Campaign promises to refuse military-service exemptions meet the practical problem of forming a government in a political archive report from Israel's Hebrew-language news channel i24NEWS עברית.
The opening juxtaposes firm commitments from former prime minister Naftali Bennett, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot and Avigdor Lieberman against exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men. The report then argues that politicians and media commentators softened their positions toward ultra-Orthodox parties once the election results made coalition-building more difficult.
For readers outside Israel, the underlying dispute concerns who serves in the military. Longstanding arrangements allowing many ultra-Orthodox men studying in religious seminaries to avoid conscription have made military service a recurring fault line in Israeli politics. Here, that dispute also becomes a test of which campaign commitments politicians will maintain when seeking parliamentary partners.
The video is titled "ברית המחרטטים: איך נראה הזיגזג הגדול של היום שאחרי תוצאות האמת", meaning "The bullshitters' alliance: what the big U-turn looks like the day after the final results". Its central contention is that forceful campaign messages about sharing the burden of service gave way to political accommodation.
Advertising strategist Dr. Gil Samsonov offers an explanation: the campaign promised more than the bloc's actual election result allowed it to deliver. Roy Konkol, identified with Blue and White's campaign headquarters, rejects coalition arithmetic as a justification for concessions, emphasizing the pain of those who serve. Yoaz Hendel, chair of the Reservists Party, objects to the rapid return of discussions about governing with ultra-Orthodox or Arab parties.
The archive extends beyond conscription. It revisits Bennett's earlier promise not to establish a government headed by Yair Lapid, and examines commentators' willingness to set election promises aside. These older clips support the report's argument about political reversals; they are not all statements from the same campaign.
A final dilemma concerns Benjamin Netanyahu: the report pairs discussion of a unity government with Eisenkot's and Lieberman's commitments not to serve under him. Lawyer Shvut Raanan, a co-founder of a reservists' wives forum, and Konkol close by calling for less hostility and a Zionist power-sharing government focused on the national interest.
Israel’s prime minister from 2021 to 2022. He now leads Bennett 2026, a party allied with Yesh Atid in the Together alliance.
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