Bennett Blasts Netanyahu Over Canceled Speech: “Draft Charedim or Destroy Reservists’ Lives”

At the same time, former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett released a statement slamming Netanyahu after he canceled the address he was scheduled to deliver tonight. Bennett sharply criticized the draft-evasion law, noting the IDF is short roughly 20,000 soldiers needed to defend Israel’s borders. He said Israel must either draft Charedim “to shoulder the burden,” | Read More in Virtual Jerusalem