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Bennett Slams Netanyahu for Supporting Draft-Evasion Bill

2/25/2026

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Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud for not opposing a bill exempting ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students from military service.
He argued Likud lawmakers can break coalition discipline by voting against a popular economic measure, implying they could do the same on the draft-evasion law.
The government continues to advance the conscription law amid warnings from the IDF about manpower shortages and reservist neglect in Likud.

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Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud for not opposing a bill exempting ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students from military service.
He argued Likud lawmakers can break coalition discipline by voting against a popular economic measure, implying they could do the same on the draft-evasion law.
The government continues to advance the conscription law amid warnings from the IDF about manpower shortages and reservist neglect in Likud.