Those ultra-secular extremists, such as Lapid, are really getting out of line. Publicly saying their goal is to bankrupty 10% of the population solely because he doesn’t approve of their religion. Trying to use the army to coerce them into giving up their religion, even though the generals who defend the country say they want no part of using their army to be a tool of religious coercion – especially as it would seriously weaken the army by undermining unit cohesion which has been shown to be a key factor in military operations.
If these extremists aren’t stopped, the end result will be that Israel will be put into a very awkward situation of having to explain to its supporters, not to mention hostile “neutrals”, why they are engaging in religious persecution in violation of international law, and how Israel can claim any rights as a “Jewish” state that most of the world believes was founded to protect the religious freedom of Jews, when religious Jews are the ones Israel persecutes.
If the extremists aren’t stopped, The zionist enterprise may be doomed. And at this point, it appears that only the Religious Zionists are in a position to stop these anti-Jewish extremists. And if not, this might be a very good time for those who wish stay in Eretz Yisrael to get Arabic lessons.