Ultra-Orthodox Election Rally Chants Against IDF Draft Spark Political Firestorm
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Chants against IDF enlistment at a United Torah Judaism election rally in Netivot have ignited a political firestorm. Attendees were filmed enthusiastically singing "We do not believe in the rule of the heretics, and in their offices we do not stand." Opposition leaders Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett strongly condemned the rally, criticizing the Haredi parties and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government for promoting draft evasion.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Chants against IDF enlistment were heard at a United Torah Judaism election rally in Netivot.
- Attendees sang "We do not believe in the rule of the heretics, and in their offices we do not stand."
- Party chairman Yaakov Asher and Rabbis Lando and Hirsch attended the controversial event.
- Gadi Eisenkot called the rally documentation "the final image of Netanyahu's evasion government."
- Naftali Bennett stated that Haredi party leaders are "clearly against the State of Israel, against the IDF."
Chants against enlistment to the IDF were heard at an election rally for the United Torah Judaism party in Netivot, two days before the Knesset elections, sparking political controversy. A video published by Kan News shows attendees enthusiastically chanting "We do not believe in the rule of the heretics, and in their offices we do not stand." The event was attended by the party's chairman, Yaakov Asher, and Rabbis Lando and Hirsch.
Following the publication of the video, Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yishai party, attacked United Torah Judaism and the government led by Benjamin Netanyahu, linking the chants to the coalition's conscription policies. "This outrageous documentation is the final image of Netanyahu's evasion government," Eisenkot stated. "This government will be remembered for promoting evasion during a multi-arena war."
Naftali Bennett, chairman of the Together party, also reacted sharply to the documentation, criticizing senior figures in the Haredi parties and expressing no expectation for a change in their stances. "I have no expectations from Yaakov Asher, from Der'i, from Goldknopf. They are clearly against the State of Israel, against the IDF," Bennett said.
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