Reply To: Should Chareidim Form a Government with the Left?

The left has had that option for years. While some Hareidim are super-hawks, others are super-doves. On most economic issues, the hareidim are much closer to the left than the right, and in fact hareidim views are to the left of most Israeli socialists (all for liberal benefits, especially for large families, and not at all concerned with paying for them). However the Israeli left tends to be fanatically anti-religious (remember that an “ikar” of socialism is militant opposition to all forms of religion).