Lapid Slams Ultra-Orthodox Candidate's Holocaust Comparison
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Yair Lapid, a candidate for Bayit Yehudi, criticized United Torah Judaism candidate Eliakim Stark for comparing the ultra-Orthodox situation to the Holocaust. Lapid stated his father, a Holocaust survivor, did not recall the IDF being present during the Holocaust. He emphasized that a strong Jewish army is the best guarantee against future atrocities and accused Stark of encouraging draft evasion.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Yair Lapid criticized United Torah Judaism candidate Eliakim Stark's Holocaust comparison.
- Stark claimed the ultra-Orthodox situation is "close to what it was during the Holocaust."
- Lapid's father, a Holocaust survivor, said the IDF was not present during the Holocaust.
- Lapid stated a strong Jewish army prevents future Holocausts.
- Lapid accused Stark of encouraging draft evasion from the IDF.
Yair Lapid, second-ranked candidate for the Bayit Yehudi party, responded sharply to remarks made by Eliakim Stark, a candidate for the United Torah Judaism party. Stark had stated that the situation of the ultra-Orthodox community was "close to what it was during the Holocaust." Lapid relayed a message from his father, who survived the Holocaust, stating, "My father asked me to convey: I was in the Holocaust, I do not remember the IDF being there." Lapid added, "There is something that ensures there will never be another Holocaust, a strong and proud Jewish army. The same army from which you encourage draft evasion."
