Likud Responds to Eisenkot, Calls Draft Exemption Claims 'Fake News'
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The Likud party dismissed claims by Gadi Eisenkot that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is offering draft exemptions to ultra-Orthodox Jews to form a government, calling them "fake news." Likud stated Netanyahu insists on military service for those not studying Torah. The party claims its plan will draft 23,000 ultra-Orthodox men in three years, far exceeding previous efforts. Likud also accused political opponents of colluding with Arab lawmakers and making inflammatory remarks about soldiers and Hamas.
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- Likud denied Gadi Eisenkot's claim that Prime Minister Netanyahu is offering draft exemptions to ultra-Orthodox Jews.
- The Likud party called the exemption claims "another fake news storm" and stated Netanyahu demands enlistment for non-Torah students.
- Likud asserted its plan would enlist 23,000 ultra-Orthodox men in three years, contrasting it with a smaller number from a "left bloc" plan.
- The party accused opponents of offering full draft exemptions to ultra-Orthodox Jews to destabilize Netanyahu's government.
- Likud alleged Eisenkot, Bennett, Lieberman, and others are aligned with Arab lawmakers who allegedly made anti-Israel statements.
The Likud party has rejected claims made by Gadi Eisenkot that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is promising ultra-Orthodox Jews an "exemption law" as a condition for forming a government. Likud characterized Eisenkot's remarks as "another fake news storm."
In a statement, the party asserted that Netanyahu has consistently stated that ultra-Orthodox men must enlist in the army, adding, "Whoever does not study Torah will go to the army, and whoever says 'we will die rather than enlist' will go to jail." Likud claimed its proposed plan would lead to the enlistment of 23,000 ultra-Orthodox men over three years, compared to only 5,000 under a plan they attributed to the "left bloc."
Likud further accused unnamed parties of offering the ultra-Orthodox full exemptions in exchange for undermining Netanyahu. The party also alleged that Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman, and others are "closely aligned with Tibi, Mansour, and their friends." Likud attributed statements to these individuals, claiming they referred to IDF soldiers as "war criminals" and Hamas as a "charity organization," and specifically accused Mansour Abbas of calling to "remove Judaism from the country." Likud expressed dismay that these alleged statements have not been condemned by "the studios and the spokespeople of the left."
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