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Monday, May 27, 2024
Gantz accuses Netanyahu, ministers of prioritizing politics over security
War cabinet minister Benny Gantz holds a press conference in Ramat Gan, May 18, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
War cabinet minister Benny Gantz says the rejection of an appeal filed by National Unity party MK Chili Tropper against advancing a bill that would lower the age of exemption from military service for yeshiva students is evidence that “among Israel’s government ministers, politics comes before Israel’s security.”
“Instead of joining the war effort – they are uniting for coalition considerations,” he accuses.
“This law will not pass the Knesset, will not pass the High Court and most importantly — will not pass the public,” Gantz adds, saying that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “responsible for the breach in security” that Gantz says will occur if the bill passes into law.
