Sit on the fence
Figuratively: to remain undecided; to avoid taking sides or getting involved in a dispute.
(Modern Hebrew has a similar expression: "sit on the fence")
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
יָשַׁב עַל הַגָּדֵר
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: לֹא הֶחֱלִיט עֲדַיִין. אוֹ:נִמְנַע מִלְּהִתְעָרֵב בְּמַחְלֹוקֶת.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה בְּדוֹמֶה לַבִּיטּוּי "יָשַׁב בֵּין הַמִּשְׁפְּתַיִים")