Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityYesh Atid chair Gadi Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of lying and criticized his promise to build a broad coalition government: 'Someone who invests all his efforts in encouraging draft evasion is unworthy of this nation, and certainly has no standing to preach about unity'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJonathan Lisand Josh Breiner06:11 AM • June 28 2026 IDTPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed on Saturday that police arrests of draft dodgers at yeshivas are harming the enlistment of ultra-Orthodox men, in a press conference where he said the new agreement between Israel and Lebanon strengthens both countries while weakening Iran and Hezbollah.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Benjamin NetanyahuLebanonUltra-OrthodoxIsrael Elections 2026CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIsrael-Lebanon DealGazaWest BankEntebbe RaidHezbollahHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Says Lebanon Deal Strengthens Israel While Weakening Hezbollah, IranU.S. Source: Israel-Lebanon Deal Is Roadmap for U.S.-Iran Truce GoalsA Glimmer of Hope in Netanyahu's Rotten Deal With the ultra-Orthodox PartiesUnlike Trump - Jimmy Carter Made Peace Between Israel and Its Biggest Enemy'No Innocents in Gaza': Now, the IDF Is Applying That Policy in the West BankRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Israel, the Country We Love, the Country We're Ashamed OfA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarIsraeli Killed in Montreal Attack, Shooter Allegedly Linked to Incel IdeologyFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide Denier
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Yesh Atid chair Gadi Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of lying and criticized his promise to build a broad coalition government: 'Someone who invests all his efforts in encouraging draft evasion is unworthy of this nation, and certainly has no standing to preach about unity'













