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Lapid: Haredi draft evasion law is ‘betrayal’ of Israel’s dead and wounded
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
After former defense minister Yoav Gallant announces his retirement from politics, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid attacks the government over its push to pass legislation exempting ultra-Orthodox men from military service.
“Gallant told the simple truth today: He was fired to pass a disgraceful evasion and insubordination law that is a betrayal of our fighters, our dead, and our wounded,” Lapid writes on X.
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