The IDF Chief of Staff said Tuesday that the proposed law to arrest Haredi draft evaders damages the legitimacy of the military and the serving public, while Col. (res.) Hezi Nechama accused the IDF of mismanaging manpower by downsizing in recent years and now blaming Haredim for shortages.
The IDF Chief of Staff stated Tuesday that the proposed legislation to arrest Haredi military draft evaders undermines the legitimacy of the Israel Defense Forces and harms the public that serves. The remarks come amid an ongoing legislative battle over the bill. Separately, Colonel (res.) Hezi Nechama argued that the IDF erred in recent years by closing many brigades and discharging tens of thousands of soldiers, and now faces a shortage of combat troops while blaming the Haredi sector instead of rectifying its own mistakes. The Zioneer has previously reported opposition to the bill from the Attorney General and the Military Advocate General, as well as widespread Haredi protests against arrests of draft evaders.
2 developments
- DevelopingSenior security official: Chief of Staff letter against freeze on deserters' arrests is 'political move at lowest level'
- DevelopingIDF personnel chief opposes bill freezing arrests of yeshiva draft evaders
- DevelopingCoalition Haredi supporters waver on arrest bill after Chief of Staff letter, report says
- DevelopingIDF chief calls bill freezing Haredi enlistment 'inconceivable'
Source and signal
- Internal intake