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Naftali Bennett's Fierce Attack on Aryeh Deri Ahead of Elections
In a fiery interview broadcast shortly before the elections, former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett unleashed an unprecedented verbal assault on Shas chairman Aryeh Deri. Bennett strongly criticized Deri's stance regarding the military draft of yeshiva students, asserting that discouraging young ultra-Orthodox men from joining the military violates core Jewish commandments. According to Bennett, failing to defend the homeland during wartime amounts to a profound desecration of God's name and represents the creation of a distorted religious ideology. He passionately declared that true adherence to Jewish law requires protecting the nation from external threats, boldly claiming his own religious commitment surpasses Deri's.