The opposition's bluff: The numbers reveal who is really recruiting Haredim

A report on Channel 14 compares the 2022 Lapid-Gantz conscription law with the law prepared by the current coalition led by MK Boaz Bismuth, claiming that the opposition's law was a 'dummy law' that would not have recruited Haredim, while the coalition's law sets significantly higher recruitment targets and personal sanctions.

A report on Channel 14 compares the conscription law proposed by Yair Lapid and Benny Gantz in 2022 with the law prepared by the current coalition in the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee led by MK Boaz Bismuth. The report claims that the opposition's law was a 'dummy law' that would not have recruited almost any Haredi, while the coalition's law is 'the first law in history that would have brought about a real mass recruitment of Haredim.' The comparison focuses on three areas: the exemption age (21 in the previous law vs. 26 in the current law, with a requirement for annual proof), recruitment targets (1,566 initial recruits in the previous law vs. 5,760 in the current law, with a final target of 14,000-15,000), and sanctions (no personal sanctions in the previous law vs. a ban on leaving the country, revocation of scholarships, and a ban on issuing a driver's license in the current law). The report presents only the coalition's position.