Bennett Slams Deri Over Funds for Draft Dodgers
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett fiercely criticized Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri for promising billions in state funds to those who avoid military service. Bennett called Deri "godless" and vowed to redirect funds from draft dodgers to soldiers. He also warned that failure to integrate the Haredi population into the military and workforce within four years would lead to the state's demise and rising taxes.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Former PM Naftali Bennett harshly criticized Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri for promising state funds to draft dodgers.
- Bennett called Deri "godless" and vowed to transfer money from draft dodgers to soldiers.
- Deri had pledged to allocate billions of shekels to the public that does not enlist in the IDF.
- Bennett warned that Israel will cease to exist if the Haredi population is not integrated into society within four years.
- Bennett stated that current trends are moving away from Haredi integration into the army and workforce.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett launched a sharp attack on Monday against Aryeh Deri, chairman of the Shas party. Bennett's criticism stemmed from Deri's remarks the previous day, in which he pledged to allocate additional budgets to the public that does not enlist in the IDF. "Yesterday Deri again said he would bring tens of billions of shekels to the draft-dodging public. He has no God," Bennett stated at a Ynet conference. He added, "In this period, when soldiers are being ground down, he talks about transferring more funds to draft dodgers. Therefore, we will make a revolution. We will take the money from the draft dodgers and transfer it to those who serve."
Bennett also warned that "because of the population growth rate of our Haredi brothers, if in the next four years we do not dismantle the anti-Zionist Haredi state that has arisen within the State of Israel, we will not have a state. Taxes will rise." He continued, "In the end, the Haredim are brothers to us all, they are part of the country, and there are gradual processes for them to integrate into the army and the labor market. The processes are currently going in the exact opposite direction."
