Lieberman: Conversion bill held up due to rift between UTJ, Shas
Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman addressed during a faction meeting the deadlock in passing the conversion bill. He said, "It is not related to Torah or halacha, but to the power struggle within United Torah Judaism (UTJ) and fights between Shas and UTJ."
"I am sorry that things happened the way they did. Yisrael Beiteinu is a movement that respects tradition, but is based on the clear principle of live and let live. We are not 'Shinui.' We are not against halacha. We are for the tradition of Israel. We have not interest in breaking up the coalition," Lieberman claimed. (Attila Somfalvi)
