Democrats Chair Yair Golan Rebukes Naor Narkis Over Controversial Comments on Religious Soldiers
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 5 hours ago
What happened
Yair Golan, leader of The Democrats party, reprimanded candidate Naor Narkis for controversial remarks blaming religious Hesder soldiers for high casualties due to incomplete military service. Golan condemned attacks on religious communities, directing criticism instead at political figures Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir. The party prepares for July 20 primaries amid rising membership and internal debates over discourse boundaries.
- 01Yair Golan reprimanded Naor Narkis for criticizing religious Hesder soldiers' military service.
- 02Narkis claimed Hesder soldiers fell more due to not completing full army service.
- 03Golan forbade attacks on religious-national sectors within The Democrats party.
- 04Golan directed criticism at religious Zionist leaders Smotrich and Ben-Gvir instead.
- 05The Democrats' primaries are set for July 20 with 85,000 members voting.
- 06Narkis accepted the reprimand and party guidelines on respectful discourse.
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