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Lieberman warns IDF is becoming religious militia

Yisrael Beytenu leader, who has repeatedly attacked the haredi parties as part of his rift with the Right, attacks Israel Hayom report on new modesty guidelines for IDF soldiers.

by  Israel Hayom Staff
Published on  10-23-2019 17:46
Last modified: 10-23-2019 18:25
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Yisrael Beytenu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman | Photo: Gideon Markowicz

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Yisrael Beytenu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman warned Wednesday that the Israel Defense Forces was becoming an organ of the Chief Rabbinate.

Lieberman was reacting to a booklet authored by senior rabbinical figures, among them military rabbis, with instructions for religious soldiers on how to avoid interaction with women. Israel Hayom broke the story on Tuesday.

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"The publication of a booklet with modesty guidelines for soldiers is yet another example of the radicalization of the national-religious camp, led by haredi nationalist elements," Lieberman wrote on Facebook, warning the IDF was becoming "Hashem's army" (God's army).

"This attempt to make the IDF into a haredi organization is part of this messianic trend that has been plaguing Israeli society and undermines the delicate status quo between religion and state," he continued.  "This must be stopped; this booklet should not be handed out to IDF soldiers."

Lieberman has repeatedly attacked the haredi parties as part of his ongoing rift with the Right, warning that the ultra-Orthodox politicians want to promote legislation that would place heavy religious prohibitions on various activities, severely undermining secular Israelis' way of life.

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