Netanyahu: Most Haredim Will Enlist, Those Refusing Face Jail
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that most Haredi men will enlist in the IDF, and those who refuse will face jail time. He criticized small parties, specifically mentioning a candidate named Winter, and urged voters not to support them. Netanyahu claimed that 80% of Winter's voters support him as prime minister.
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- Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that most Haredi men will enlist in the IDF.
- Netanyahu warned that those refusing conscription will go to jail.
- He criticized small parties, urging voters not to support them.
- Netanyahu claimed 80% of a specific candidate's voters want him as PM.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in a Channel 14 interview that the majority of the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) public will enlist in the IDF. He asserted that the previous government was close to passing a conscription law that would have drafted 23,000 Haredim, noting that 5,000 have already enlisted, some through the Hasmonean unit.
Netanyahu declared that anyone not pursuing Torah study, which he identified as the majority, would be required to enlist. He added, "Whoever says 'we will die rather than enlist' will go to jail." He also urged voters not to support small parties, specifically mentioning a candidate named Winter. Netanyahu claimed Winter was offered a third spot on the Likud list with a ministerial role, which he refused, as well as an offer from Smotrich. He also alleged Winter initially said he would recommend Netanyahu for prime minister but then retracted.
Netanyahu criticized Winter's candidacy, suggesting he was taking votes from the Likud and the right-wing bloc, potentially to be lost or transferred to opposition figures like Izankot and Liberman. He concluded that 80% of Winter's voters want him as prime minister.
