Naftali Bennett Rules Out Coalition with Ultra-Orthodox Parties Over Military Draft Exemptions
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 2 hours ago
What happened
Naftali Bennett has ruled out forming a government with ultra-Orthodox parties that support military draft exemptions for yeshiva students, calling such exemptions a threat to Israel's future. He criticized a recent draft proposal and warned against continued ultra-Orthodox political influence. Meanwhile, ultra-Orthodox parties remain open to coalition talks if their demands on draft exemptions are met.
- 01Naftali Bennett refuses coalition with ultra-Orthodox parties supporting IDF draft exemptions.
- 02He calls draft evasion a major threat to Israel's future and society.
- 03Bennett criticizes a proposal allowing 3% draft exemptions, equating to 30% of ultra-Orthodox youth.
- 04He doubts ultra-Orthodox leaders will allow meaningful change based on past experience.
- 05Ultra-Orthodox parties signal willingness to negotiate for draft exemption legislation.
- 06MK Yaakov Asher says their bloc is not committed to Netanyahu's coalition bloc.
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