Jerusalem – Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced that all 15 Israel Beiteinu MKs will vote against the Tal Law, at a press conference in the Knesset on Monday.
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“No one needs to pressure me to vote for or against it – my stance is clear,“ he said. “Unlike other people, my word can be trusted.”
Lieberman added that he’s glad the government didn’t make a decision, allowing each party in the coalition to vote as it sees fit, and that his party will act against the renewal of the Tal Law.
According to the foreign minister, there is also no reason to delay the vote on the law for another year, because after 10 years that the Tal Law has been in effect, “there are clear results and we have already come to conclusions.”
Lieberman also explained that Israel Beiteinu is not anti-haredi; rather it supports “Judaism without politics.”
The Labor party’s Isaac Herzog also came out against extending the Tal Law as it is, saying it must be improved and revised.
“We need a law which will get more haredim enlisting in the army than do in the current situation,” he said Monday.
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its about time…why shouldn’t we contribute? we can contribute and still keep our values. like a 2 month summer or medical service…
“We need a law which will get more haredim enlisting in the army”. Then let them keep torah laws & mitzvas & not let women sing witch is a big big sin, maby then,,,,,
Time for all Haredim to come to America as religious refugees.
Stop. The Chareidim are not victims of an immoral unethical prejudicial government who need protecting. Please, give me a break. They are citizens of the State of Israel and enjoy the rights and benefits, lots of benefits as well as the protection of the State. They, as members of a society, whether willing or unwilling, have a responsibility to participate. However, if they are actually and truly learning Torah full time they indeed do deserve a deferment. But if not, and many of them are not learning as they claim to be, appropriate accommodations should be made for their mandatory service. End of story.