Tel-Chai Nation

The editor of Yated Ne'eman has indicated he does not support right-wing movements, nor does he think ultra-Orthodox should defend Israel from jihadism:

Israel Friedman, editor-in-chief of the Yated Ne'eman newspaper, sought over the past weekend to clarify the haredi position in light of the ongoing war and the complex issue of military conscription.

“Yated Ne'eman is not a newspaper, it is a mouthpiece,” he declared in an interview with Makor Rishon, emphasizing that every sharp headline published is backed by a clear rabbinic directive.

“I’m not the free press. I am the voice of the Torah sages. For people to read me, I need to be engaging, but even when I write a political headline, I pray to have a good newspaper that will be able to fulfill its role and make the Torah sages' voices heard.” [...]

Regarding the Draft Law, Friedman alleged: “When it comes to preserving the Jewish people, the majority of the population in in the Land of Israel is evading the draft. There is no equality in burden-sharing. The soldiers who are fighting have taken it upon themselves to preserve the Israeli nation, to protect bodies, but they are not engaged in preserving the Jewish people.”

Asked about the soldiers fighting in Gaza, he responded: “Going to fight in Gaza is not preserving the Jewish people; it is preserving the Israeli people. When it comes to preserving the Jewish people, only we contribute.”

Okay, I've heard enough. This is disgusting, how he practically separates the meaning of Israel from his ethnicity, and even goes miles out of his way to minimize the serious threat the Hamas posed, and still currently is. Without a doubt, he's hoping to cause trouble for Israel in the worst ways possible, seeing how he even said the Haredis shouldn't consider themelves part of the right, though any socialist platform they go by certainly conflicts with patriotism and independence. What Friedman says is also offensive to the Torah, yet hardly surprising that somebody who otherwise disrespects it would take the "moral high ground".

Friedman's doubtlessly hoping to cause as much damage to the country and is also insulting to the soldiers already serving. He may admit he's nothing more than a yes-man for the clans in whose name he speaks, but that doesn't make things any less disturbing.

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