Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsAccording to the messages, Netanyahu allegedly said he intends to introduce a 'comprehensive conscription bill that meets the IDF's needs' in the next government, adding that anyone who is not studying Torah 'will either be drafted or imprisoned'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 formatSubscribeNoa Shpigel07:54 PM • August 02 2026 IDTThe Likud party on Sunday circulated quotes attributed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which he distanced himself from his ultra-Orthodox coalition partners and from legislation his government advanced to benefit their constituents.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ShasUltra-OrthodoxLikudIsraeli politicsBenjamin NetanyahuUnited Torah JudaismJudicial coupCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuU.S.-IranGaza DealPolymarket BetsMichigan primaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastLikud Circulates Alleged Netanyahu Quotes Distancing Himself From Haredi AlliesNew Dinosaur in Zimbabwe: Mini-sauropod That May Have Walked on Two LegsWhy American Jews Will Once Again Favor Democrats This FallThe Art of the Deal – or of Bullshit? Trump's Wariness of Another Iran WarA Palestinian Doctor Held in an Israeli Prison Describes Neglect and HumiliationRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderTrump's Irritation, Netanyahu's Desperation: Oval Office Smiles Mask Rifts