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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Smotrich Criticizes Haredi Opposition to Draft, Calls Them Ungrateful

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich criticized the haredi community's opposition to Zionism and military conscription, calling them "ungrateful to G-d." He believes change on enlistment must be achieved through persuasion, not force, and expressed pain over the issue.

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What happened

  1. 01Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called the haredi community "ungrateful to G-d" for opposing Zionism and the draft.
  2. 02Smotrich believes changes to haredi military conscription must come through persuasion, not force.
  3. 03He questioned how one can be haredi given the success of the Zionist enterprise.
  4. 04Smotrich drew a parallel between Rabbi Dov Lando's alleged comments and settlers burning houses.
  5. 05He stated he prays for Rabbi Lando's repentance instead of responding to Torah sages.

Smotrich also responded to comments attributed to Rabbi Dov Lando, stating he prays for repentance rather than directly engaging with Torah sages.

Israel National News publishes in English. The key points are summarized above. Read Israel National News’s full report from the link below.

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