Bennett Calls for Law Barring Draft Dodgers from War Cabinet
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- Bennett will legislate a law to bar draft dodgers from the War Cabinet.
- He claims draft evasion is a strategic threat to Israel's security.
- Bennett cited a shortage of 20,000 combat soldiers in the IDF.
- His party will enforce mandatory service and cut funding for evaders.
- He criticized leaders who don't send their own relatives to combat.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced Tuesday that his "Achieving Israel" party would legislate the "Der'i Law," which he stated would prevent individuals who evaded military service from serving in the War Cabinet. Speaking at the Reichman University International Counter-Terrorism Conference, Bennett asserted that "anyone who evades the IDF, or encourages evasion, will not be able to sit in the cabinet." He argued that widespread draft evasion poses a strategic threat to Israel's security, citing reports from soldiers and officers about a shortage of 20,000 combatants. This deficit, he claimed, leads to soldiers being killed and wounded by drones due to insufficient observation and sniper support, and forces troops to re-conquer positions at a high cost of life. Bennett also stated that his party would impose mandatory military service on everyone without compromise and halt all state funding for draft dodgers. He criticized the current situation where individuals who boast about not sending their grandchildren to battle might be responsible for sending others' children to war, emphasizing that those unfamiliar with the fear of a knock on the door should not be in a war cabinet.
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