Member of Knesset Gabi Ashkenazi (Blue and White) says his party wants to form a government with the haredi-religious parties.
Interviewed by public radio, the senior party member said, "None of us have anything against the haredim. They are invited to the government. We are not closing the door on the haredim. We want to establish a unity government." Senior Blue and White member Yair Lapid has been a leader in the fight for haredi-religious enlistment in the Israel Defense Forces, a bone of contention with the haredi parties.