“The savior has been found! The man who will redeem us from one of the most pressing social issues – the vital sharing of the security burden.
With him on the scene, the enlistment of tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students is only a matter of time. Who is it? The chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, MK Yuli Edelstein, of course.
According to the editorial in The Jerusalem Post, we must ‘Back Yuli.’ In an article published last Wednesday, the newspaper’s editorial board argues that he is tangibly risking his political future through his steadfast declarations about bringing forward a proper and comprehensive law.
They likely have in mind statements Edelstein made at a conference held by another newspaper, Makor Rishon, earlier this week, where he declared that he is seeking a ‘real draft law’ and stated that ‘Either a real draft law acceptable to all will pass, or there simply won’t be a law.”’
