PR Executive Slams Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir Over Rabbi's Remarks
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- Rabbi Dov Landau made controversial remarks about fallen soldiers and the state.
- Former PM Naftali Bennett strongly condemned Landau's statements as antisemitic and anti-Zionist.
- PR executive Ran Rahav praised Bennett and criticized PM Netanyahu and ministers.
- Bennett vowed to cut funding for those who evade military service.
- The remarks have ignited a significant political and public debate.
A fierce political and public storm erupted following controversial statements made by Rabbi Dov Landau, a leading figure in the Haredi-Lithuanian community, who claimed that soldiers who fall in battle are killed because "we are not studying enough" and that their rabbis teach them "distorted Torah." He also stated that "they are killed for the honor of the state" and that "it would have been preferable for the Arabs to rule here," calling the state and the IDF "robbers."
Bennett emphasized that without the fallen soldiers of religious Zionism, "our enemies would have slaughtered us all, including the yeshiva students of Rabbi Landau." He vowed to end the "desecration," stating, "Anyone who evades service will not receive a shekel from the State of Israel. Not a Zionist, not on my dime."
He speaks the truth to your face! Shame on you, Smotrich! Shame on you, Ben-Gvir! Shame on all 58 Knesset members who voted for the law allowing them not to enlist! Shame on you for not condemning these hateful words!
The controversy centers on Rabbi Landau's comments regarding fallen soldiers of religious Zionism and his broader statements about the state and its military, which have drawn widespread condemnation and political backlash.
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