Tropper-Hendel alliance unveils The Zionist Home-The Reservists party platform
Former ministers Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel have launched a new political alliance, 'The Zionist Home-The Reservists,' focusing on universal conscription and national security. The party aims to remain independent of existing political blocs while advocating for a 'Zionist government' and increased aliyah.
Why it matters
This alliance introduces a new political force in Israel that prioritizes the role of reservists and challenges the current status quo regarding ultra-Orthodox military service exemptions.
Former ministers Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel announced on Wednesday that they would demand the National Security Ministry portfolio in the next government for Hendel, as they unveiled the platform of their newly launched The Zionist Home-The Reservists party.Speaking at the party's campaign launch attended by bereaved families, reservists, and party supporters, Tropper and Hendel also announced that another condition for joining a coalition would be the establishment of “a Zionist government,” alongside the passage of a draft law requiring haredim (ultra-Orthodox) to serve in the IDF, as well as universal conscription.Hendel previously led The Reservists party, which he founded, before it merged with Tropper's political framework.
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