Eisenkot praises ex-IDF manpower chief as ‘outspoken voice for universal service’; Stern says he strives for society ‘where everyone takes part and bears responsibility for its future’
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Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party announced on Monday the addition of Elazar Stern, a longtime lawmaker who left Yesh Atid last week and had been widely expected to join the former IDF chief’s new faction.
Stern “comes with rich experience as a minister, Knesset member and IDF general,” Eisenkot said of the newest addition to his electoral slate, ahead of the October ballot dominated by the question of the drafting of Haredi men into the military. “Over the years he has been an outspoken voice for universal service, a people’s army and statesmanship.”
