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Liberman: All soldiers killed in recent months died ‘on the altar of preserving the coalition’; Haredi ‘draft-dodging law’ is a ‘betrayal’
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"
In a devastating critique, former defense minister Avigdor Liberman says all soldiers killed in action in recent months lost their lives “on the altar of preserving the coalition.”
“All the soldiers who fell in the past few months, did not fall for the security of Israel,” declares Yisrael Beytenu chairman Liberman at his party’s weekly faction meeting in the Knesset. “They fell on the altar of coalition considerations, on the altar of preserving the coalition.”
The Haredi “draft-dodging law” being advanced by the government is “a true betrayal by the Israeli government of all IDF soldiers, regular and reserve service,” he adds.
The bill is “unacceptable” and constitutes an “evasion law for all intents and purposes,” he declares, adding that it doesn’t matter how many draft orders the IDF sends to Haredim if the enforcement of them is lacking.
Liberman expresses his hope that the army actually enforces the upcoming round of conscription orders.
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