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‘There are more important things than a title:’ Gallant responds to recordings of PM saying he was fired for sake of Haredi draft law
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Former defense minister Yoav Gallant appears to respond to leaked recordings of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying he was removed from his post so that the premier could push through a Haredi draft exemption bill, writing in a post on X that “there are more important things than a position or title.”
I suggest that every leader and public figure in Israel adopt the order of priorities I set for myself decades ago: Israel, the IDF and the security forces, everything else — including politics,” Gallant writes.
“The soldiers on the battlefield are crying out for reinforcements. Political battles do nothing to help them. I’m proud to have stood by the principle that everyone must take part in the mission of defending our country. To sustain Israel, we need a strong and determined army.”
אני גאה בכך שעמדתי על העיקרון לפיו כולם צריכים לקחת חלק במשימת ההגנה על הארץ.
על מנת לקיים את מדינת ישראל, אנו זקוקים לצבא חזק ונחוש. הצורך לגייס לצה״ל כל צעיר בגיל גיוס, חיוני כדי לקיים את ביטחון ישראל – כולם חייבים להתגייס: חילונים, דתיים וחרדים, כולם.
— יואב גלנט – Yoav Gallant (@yoavgallant) June 4, 2025
“The need to enlist every young person of draft age into the IDF is essential to ensuring Israel’s security — everyone must serve: secular, religious and ultra-Orthodox alike,” the former defense minister says.
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