Arab parties in contact with senior UTJ officials over negotiations with Yashar-led bloc - report

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Abbas reportedly suggested that joint talks could give legitimacy to a more lenient arrangement on the issue across the political spectrum, while also positioning UTJ as a potential "kingmaker."

Leaders of the Arab Ra'am and Joint List parties are in ongoing contact with senior officials from the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party, KAN News reported on Thursday, keeping each other updated over negotiations with the Gadi Eisenkot-led bloc looking to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.According to KAN, Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas recommended opening negotiations between the three parties during a conversation with UTJ leaders over legislation regulating military conscription.Abbas reportedly suggested that joint talks could give legitimacy to a more lenient arrangement on the issue across the political spectrum, while also positioning UTJ as a potential "kingmaker."UTJ…

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