Ofer Winter: Anyone Deemed to Be Studying Torah Should Be Equal to Someone Doing National Service
עופר וינטר: "מי שייחשב לומד תורה - צריך להיות שווה ערך כמו משרת שירות לאומי"
Summary
Former senior IDF figure Ofer Winter, seen as a popular candidate ahead of the coming elections, addressed the explosive conscription issue at a parlor meeting, saying anyone considered to be studying Torah should be treated as equivalent to someone performing national service. He blamed the army for failing to integrate the ultra-Orthodox by breaking agreed rules.
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הבכיר לשעבר בצה"ל, שנמנה עם הדמויות הפופולריות לקראת הבחירות הקרובות, אמר בחוג בית בהתייחסו לסוגיית הגיוס הנפיצה: "הצבא כשל בשילוב חרדים כי הוא הפר את הכללים שקבענו". וינטר ציין עוד כי הוא יהיה מוכן להתמודד רק במסגרת חדשה: "אלך רק עם אנשים שלא נגעו בפוליטיקה ולא רוצים לריב"Related dispatches
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