New Likud Armored Vehicle Calls for Increased Haredi Draft, Criticizes State Inquiries

Eli Goldschmidt, a new figure within the Likud party, expressed his assessment that Prime Minister Netanyahu will secure a majority to form a government. However, Goldschmidt advocated for the formation of a broad, Zionist government. He also addressed the issue of Haredi enlistment, stating that while the percentage of Haredim joining the IDF is increasing, it is insufficient and recruitment quotas must be expanded. Goldschmidt asserted that most Haredim are Zionists and loyal to the state and its values.

He further claimed that during the previous "change government," then-Defense Minister Gantz proposed a draft law that had Haredi agreement, but Lapid torpedoed the proposal to maintain the Haredi issue as a political tool. Goldschmidt also commented on state inquiry commissions, suggesting that a commission composed of three judges agreed upon by the coalition and three by the opposition could be effective. He criticized the current system, calling state inquiry commissions a "tool for attacking the government."