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Haredi Candidate Sparks Outrage Comparing Draft Evasion to Holocaust
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Elikim Stark, a candidate for Israel's United Torah Judaism party, has been widely criticized for comparing travel bans on Haredi men avoiding military service to the Holocaust. Speaking at a rally, Stark also accused a Deputy Supreme Court President of hostility towards the ultra-Orthodox community. Political opponents, including Avigdor Lieberman and Ofer Winter, condemned Stark's remarks, with Winter calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak out. The controversy comes ahead of Israel's October 27 election.
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- Haredi candidate Elikim Stark compared draft evasion travel bans to the Holocaust.
- Stark accused Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg of hostility toward the ultra-Orthodox.
- Stark stated it is better to be a terrorist than Haredi in Israel.
- Deputy Minister Yisrael Eichler suggested Haredim might lose voting rights.
- Avigdor Lieberman and Ofer Winter condemned Stark's remarks ahead of the October 27 election.
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