Footage: Anti-draft chants at United Torah Judaism election rally

Footage published by Kan News shows participants at a United Torah Judaism election rally in Netivot singing "In the government of heretics we do not believe." In response, opposition leaders Eisenkot, Bennett, Golan, Lieberman, and Hendel attacked the Haredi party.

Footage published this evening (Sunday) on the Kan News broadcast shows participants at a United Torah Judaism party election rally in Netivot enthusiastically singing "In the government of heretics we do not believe, and in their offices we do not report." The rally was attended by party chairman Yaakov Asher, Rabbi Landau, and Rabbi Hirsch. Following the publication, five opposition party leaders issued harsh responses. Yashar chairman Gadi Eisenkot said the footage is "the closing image of Netanyahu's draft-dodging government" and promised a real draft law in the next government. Together chairman Naftali Bennett condemned it and said he has no expectations from United Torah Judaism, Netanyahu, and Smotrich, and promised a "servants' revolution." Democrats chairman Yair Golan attacked the "anti-Zionist draft dodgers" and promised an equal draft law. Avigdor Lieberman promised to revoke benefits from draft dodgers, and Reservists Party chairman Yoaz Hendel called to remove United Torah Judaism from power. The article presents the political responses but does not include any response from United Torah Judaism representatives themselves.