Prime Minister Netanyahu said in an exclusive interview on Channel 14's 'The Patriots' that he failed to pass the conscription bill because the coalition addressed the issue too late, making it difficult to prevent draft evasion. The remark came during a broader conversation about coalition management and the Haredi enlistment crisis.
Prime Minister Netanyahu gave an exclusive interview Tuesday evening on Channel 14's 'The Patriots' program, hosted by Yinon Magal. In the interview, Netanyahu addressed the stalled conscription bill — a key coalition flashpoint — saying he had not succeeded in passing it because the coalition addressed the issue too late. "It's hard to prevent draft evasion when you get to it late," he said. The remark touches on a months-long crisis over Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) enlistment to the IDF, which has generated repeated coalition crises and public protests. The Zioneer previously reported that Netanyahu told Haredi leaders in mid-June the coalition lacked a majority for the daycare funding bill — a related legislative front — and that days earlier he had suggested a temporary pause in draft enforcement to reach broad agreements. The interview continues a public push by the prime minister to frame the conscription issue as a management problem rather than a policy failure, while critics across the political spectrum argue the delay has deepened the crisis. No new legislative or enforcement measures were announced in the interview.
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