PM plans to advance legislation providing incentives to non-Jewish IDF recruits — report

26 July 2018, 8:44 pm

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In the backdrop of the Druze community’s criticism of the recently passed nation-state law, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to Druze lawmakers today that he would advance legislation that would provide incentives to non-Jewish IDF recruits, the Kan public broadcaster reports.

The legislation would serve as particularly beneficial to the Druze community, who are known to enlist in the IDF in very high numbers.

But the measure is likely to face major hurdles in Netanyahu’s coalition as the ultra-Orthodox Shas and United Torah Judaism parties would oppose such legislation that incentives IDF service.

Accordingly, Kan reports that the Druze lawmakers present in the meeting did not take Netanyahu’s offer seriously.