"We won't change — if you want, you can leave": The outrageous statement by the senior MK from United Torah Judaism

MK Yitzhak Pindrus from United Torah Judaism sparked a storm when he said at a home gathering for English speakers that the Haredi public will not change on the conscription issue, and that those who cannot accept it are welcome to leave the country. The remarks were documented by an i24NEWS reporter.

MK Yitzhak Pindrus from United Torah Judaism sparked a storm after declaring that the Haredi public "is not going to change" regarding the conscription law, and said that those who cannot accept it are welcome to leave the country. The remarks were made at a home gathering for English speakers and were documented by i24NEWS reporter Ari Kalman, who brought them on the main news broadcast. Pindrus claimed that the allegation of a conscription problem in Haredi society is "a lie and a falsehood," and that the disconnect between yeshivas and the army was created 20 years ago by secular elements who wanted to empty the yeshivas. According to him, the role of the Haredi public is to remain "sons of Torah," and the borders are open to those who cannot accept this. The report does not include responses from political or military bodies to the remarks.