Minister Zeev Elkin said on Thursday that until Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu returns from the United States and meets with the heads of the parties in the ruling coalition, there will be no solution to the crisis surrounding the budget and a law on the military draft to satisfy the demands of haredi-religious parties.
Interviewed by Israel Defense Forces Radio, he said, "We prefer that this coalition continue to function for the next year and a half. At the same time, if there is no solution, the Likud has no fear of going to the elections."
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