הציבור החרדי והציבור הערבי רוצים להשתלב – נמאס להם שדוחפים אותם רק לימין: אבי בלום

With the Black Color party, they received 11,000 votes. United Torah Judaism received nearly 300,000 votes. Meaning that, in the end, the ultra-Orthodox public, whom we don't see in these protests, voted against this matter. Now, I am connecting this to what was said here earlier. Ultimately, you can look at the Arab vote and the ultra-Orthodox vote and say they are trying to take over, that they are sending troops. Today I received data that out of the 10 ballot boxes that received near 100%, some were ultra-Orthodox and some were Arab. And you can also look at it differently. And I suggest looking at it differently. Regarding the reports now that Eisenkot is trying to perhaps form a government with United Torah Judaism and with Ra'am . There is, in the end, an ultra-Orthodox public and also an Arab public here that wants to integrate, that wants some opening, that is fed up with this discourse from the commentators pushing them only to the right. Maybe it is possible to establish some kind of platform here that will also address a draft law without [ pressure] from both sides. Gadi Eisenkot , at the time, proposed the draft law with civil service for both Arabs and ultra-Orthodox; he knew how to create some kind of dialogue, to create a dialogue to reach agreements on the draft law of Eisenkot that Yaakov Asher would sign. >> Adjustments can be made. >> Not adjustments, he signs it. It's if we go with "signs or doesn't sign"—I know it's utopian—but if we go with "signs or doesn't sign," the same with the Arabs, it's exactly hitting our head against the wall. To say "do you agree or not agree," to constantly push with questions to the wall...I suggest, I can ultimately talk to you eye-to-eye. I, in the end, you know, represent a large public that also voted for ultra-Orthodox parties, and we want this integration. Sit together, try to reach understandings. I believe that this time it is possible to demand from the public or a unity government that will then reach agreements, perhaps with the ultra-Orthodox on the outside, or with the ultra-Orthodox and also Ra'am—I don't rule that out. I think there is an opportunity here to reach agreements when you put the draft at the center, without the whole political aspect of whether it's coming to topple Netanyahu or keep Netanyahu. >> Interesting. Thank you. o