Guy Poren admitted: Willing to forgo Haredi conscription to topple Netanyahu

Guy Poren, one of the leaders of the pilots' protest, admitted in a stormy interview on "HaPatriotim" that he is willing to forgo Haredi conscription for four years in order to topple Netanyahu, and expressed unequivocal support for a government with the Arabs.

Guy Poren, one of the leaders of the pilots' protest (Group 555), was interviewed this evening (Tuesday) on the program "HaPatriotim" on Channel 14, in a stormy confrontation with host Yinon Magal. Poren admitted live on air that he is willing to grant Haredim a full exemption from conscription for four years, if that is required to form a coalition that removes Netanyahu from power. According to him, this is a choice between "the worst and the less bad." Poren further declared that he supports "unequivocally a government with the Arabs," and claimed that Netanyahu lied when he defined them as terror supporters. He added that in the Knesset, only Itamar Ben-Gvir has been convicted of supporting terror. Later, when asked about refusal by right-wing fighters, Poren replied that he would respect any group that decides to suspend its reserve service. His remarks sparked an uproar in the studio, and panelists Arel Segal and Irit Linor attacked him harshly.