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Haredi ministers said to voice objections to Ben Gvir’s measure on ‘Zionist values’

28 May 2023, 2:45 pm 0 Edit

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir arrives to for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, May 14, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Several ultra-Orthodox ministers reportedly express opposition to a measure pushed by the far-right Otzma Yehudit party that will require government policy adhere to “Zionist values.”

According to Channel 12 news, Shas Minister Moshe Arbel and United Torah Judaism Minister Meir Porush express concerns the measure will hurt the Haredi community on the grounds that it will prioritize IDF soldiers and military veterans.

“A dangerous thing is developing here,” Porush reportedly says, while the network quotes Arbel saying “this is dangerous.”

The report says Ben Gvir responded by saying “the opposite is true,” claiming his proposal will “prevent discrimination against Jews.”