Waiting in the Round

Amichai Attali attacks 'Bibists' for dismissing the cry of reserve soldiers, accuses the 'Patriots' panel on Channel 14 of calling for military action without personal enlistment, and defines Boaz Bismuth's conscription law as a 'draft-dodging law'. He calls for leaving the determination of manpower needs to the IDF.

In an opinion piece, Amichai Attali attacks what he calls 'the panicked position of the Bibists', which he claims dismisses the cry of reserve soldiers and their families about the burden and the need for equality in the load. He accuses the members of the 'Patriots' panel on Channel 14 of calling for military action on all fronts without enlisting themselves, while struggling to exempt Haredim from service. Attali states that the conscription law promoted by Boaz Bismuth is a 'draft-dodging law' and quotes a Haredi source claiming that only 50% of those exempt actually study in yeshiva eight hours a day. He calls for entrusting the determination of manpower needs to the Chief of Staff, not to politicians.