On September 13, at a solemn meeting of NDI activists on the occasion of the upcoming Jewish New Year, Defense Minister and party chairman Avigdor Lieberman said that everyone who turned 18 must serve in the IDF.
He said this in connection with the decision of the BAGAC to cancel the amendment to the Law on Service in the IDF, which allowed to grant a deferment to the students of the yeshiva. "We are talking about service for all, there are no conscripts of the first or second grade. Everyone who is 18 years old must begin to serve in the IDF or an alternative service. "
Lieberman stressed that this applies to Muslim and Christian youth, citizens of the State of Israel.
"Against those who refuse to serve, it is necessary to open criminal cases. After the holidays, we will work hard on this, "the Minister of Defense promised.
On September 12, the BAGAC decided that the amendment to the Law that would allow detaining the service to the members until 2023 was canceled and demanded that the relevant amendment be made to the Law within the next year.
This decision of the High Court of Justice has provoked a storm of angry responses from ultra-Orthodox Knesset members. "It already exceeds all the limits," they say.
"The decision of BAGAC has again proved how far the Supreme Court and the Jewish people are from each other. Throughout the generations, the only thing that saved the Jewish people from persecution and racism was the study of the Torah, "said Interior Minister Arye Deri (Shas).
Dery promised that the struggle for changing the draft law would be continued in order to return it to the formulation that was still there.
In connection with the decision of the BAKAC, Yair Lapid, the leader of the "Yesh Atid" party, held an emergency press conference.
"Today, justice, the army spirit and our servicemen won. We managed to change the existing situation. That's why we came to politics. Now the head of the government can no longer shirk and yulit: a compulsory conscription to the army is now for everyone. BAGAC decided that there are no second and first class citizens in Israel, "said Yair Lapid
