The extent of the animosity towards the hareidi republic was put in high relief today when Amram Mitzna's statement in favor of cooperation with the hareidim was termed a "serious mistake."
Mitzna, who is leading in the polls over Binyamin Ben-Eliezer and Chaim Ramon in the race for Labor Party leader, said yesterday that he would prefer having religious parties in his government, and not the anti-religious slightly-hawkish Shinui party. His top advisors quickly tried to make "corrections" in their man's views, fearing that it would lead many voters to switch from Labor to Shinui. Shinui, headed by the rabidly anti-hareidi MK Tommy Lapid, is expected to make significant gains on the six Knesset seats it currently has. Mitzna said today that he would include hareidim in his government only if they agree to a total separation from the Palestinians and to national service for yeshiva students.
Mitzna, who is leading in the polls over Binyamin Ben-Eliezer and Chaim Ramon in the race for Labor Party leader, said yesterday that he would prefer having religious parties in his government, and not the anti-religious slightly-hawkish Shinui party. His top advisors quickly tried to make "corrections" in their man's views, fearing that it would lead many voters to switch from Labor to Shinui. Shinui, headed by the rabidly anti-hareidi MK Tommy Lapid, is expected to make significant gains on the six Knesset seats it currently has. Mitzna said today that he would include hareidim in his government only if they agree to a total separation from the Palestinians and to national service for yeshiva students.