Eisenkot's Party Proposes Haredi Draft, Sanctions, Education Cuts
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Gadi Eisenkot's Yisrael! party revealed its 100-day plan, focusing on mandatory draft for all citizens, sanctions for evaders, and cutting funding to Haredi schools not teaching core subjects. The proposal, prepared by a team led by Yoav Horowitz, also includes plans for a state inquiry, term limits for the Prime Minister, and cost of living measures. The party aims to create a distinction between those who serve the state and those who do not.
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- Yisrael! party plans mandatory draft for all citizens, with sanctions for evaders.
- The party proposes cutting funding for Haredi schools that do not teach core subjects.
- A team led by Yoav Horowitz prepared the 100-day plan for Gadi Eisenkot's party.
- The plan includes establishing a state commission of inquiry and limiting the Prime Minister's term.
- Yisrael! also aims to address the cost of living and increase housing supply.
Four days before the upcoming elections, the Yisrael! party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, has unveiled its plan for the first 100 days in office should it form the next government. A central focus of the proposal is a significant shift in policy regarding the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community, demanding military or national service from all citizens, imposing sanctions on draft evaders, and altering funding for educational institutions.
According to drafts published in "Yedioth Ahronoth," the party intends to advance mandatory military or national service for all citizens, coupled with benefits for those who serve and legislation to penalize those who do not enlist. Concurrently, Yisrael! plans to cancel budgets for independent educational institutions that do not teach core academic subjects. The party frames this move as part of a broader reform to standardize the education system under state policy, noting that "about 50% of students in first grade do not study core subjects. They have separate autonomy. We must align with state education. Those not within the framework of state education will not receive funding."
These measures are part of a larger strategy to differentiate between those who serve the state and those who do not, through rewards for service and penalties for evasion. The 100-day plan was prepared by a team established four months ago, headed by Yoav Horowitz, former Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office. The team also included Professor Manuel Trajtenberg, Shaul Meridor, former Knesset legal advisor Eyal Yinon, and Inbar Harush-Giti.
Beyond the draft and Haredi education issues, the plan includes establishing a state commission of inquiry, advancing a bill to limit the Prime Minister's term, addressing the cost of living, and reforming the justice system. The party also intends to promote subsidized daycare for children aged zero to three for serving soldiers and working couples, and to increase housing supply.
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