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Bennett Slams Smotrich Over Draft-Exemption Budget Transfers

By Drooid · Oct 18, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC · How we work

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Naftali Bennett attacked Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for backing haredi IDF-exemption legislation.
He made the remarks via Zoom with B'Yachad activists while courting religious-Zionist voters before Oct 27.
He accused Smotrich and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of serving Shas chairman Arye Deri’s interests.
He called each billion-shekel budget transfer to draft evaders a disgrace.

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Naftali Bennett attacked Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for backing haredi IDF-exemption legislation.
He made the remarks via Zoom with B'Yachad activists while courting religious-Zionist voters before Oct 27.
He accused Smotrich and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of serving Shas chairman Arye Deri’s interests.
He called each billion-shekel budget transfer to draft evaders a disgrace.