Israel’s President Shimon Peres will not become involved in negotiating a
compromise between haredi leaders who oppose haredim being drafted into
the military and the state, despite a personal request from old friend
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the founder and spiritual leader of the Sefardi
haredi Shas Party, to do so.
Israel's President Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres Won’t Intercede On Haredi Military Draft Issue
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
Israel’s President Shimon Peres has reportedly declined to become involved in negotiating a compromise between haredi leaders who oppose haredim being drafted into the military and the state, despite a personal request from old friend Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the founder and spiritual leader of the Sefardi haredi Shas Party, to do so.
Peres’ chief of staff Esther Duvdevani announced that Peres does not feel that it is proper for him to become involved in this issue while the Prime Minister is both dealing with it and forming a new coalition government.
Haredim had hoped that Peres, who is viewed as being among the most friendly to haredim of Israel’s secular politicians, would broken a compromise on the issue that would allow the bulk of haredi yeshiva students to continue to evade the draft.