The chairman of the Tnufa party, Ofer Shelach, published a post on Facebook today (Thursday) in which he called not to boycott the ultra-Orthodox public, but to have a dialogue with him in order to bridge the gaps between him and the secular public. Who has often been accused of hating and boycotting the ultra-Orthodox.
Ofer Shelach announces the formation of a new party together with Adv. Roi Cohen (Photo: Knesset Channel)
“Anger at the ultra-Orthodox is at its peak, and one can understand why: they do not serve in the army, work at a much lower rate than the general public, and hold unprecedented political power. To this has been added in recent years unrestrained behavior by sections of the ultra-Orthodox public, and shameful Netanyahu surrender to Litzman and Deri. , Wrote Send.
“It is easy and politically lucrative to get into them. It is easy and comforting to see them as a uniform black spot that threatens our lives. It is even more to do a bibi act, and to surrender to them all along the front. But easy is not necessarily true. “The pillars of our society and economy will collapse into the circle of service and work. The necessary changes in their relationship with the state must be managed differently – without sacrificing principles. I did so when I passed the recruitment law, and that is why they see me as an adversary, .
“We must talk to them, and move forward out of an understanding of their world, and the ability to reach agreements without giving up our statehood. Only then, the courage to take a risk will become the courage to win,” Shelach concluded the post.