N12 political correspondent Daphna Liel argued that by the test of his actions, Prime Minister Netanyahu chose to keep the IDF in a severe manpower shortage to please Haredi parties and secure their coalition partnership for the next term, ahead of the elections.
N12 political correspondent Daphna Liel published a critical analysis on Sunday, asserting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's actions during his term should be judged rather than his election declarations. Liel claimed that Netanyahu chose to keep the IDF in a severe manpower shortage in order to please the Haredi parties and secure their coalition partnership for the next Knesset term. The analysis comes as Israel enters the election period, with the Haredi enlistment debate and IDF manpower gaps remaining central political issues.
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