At the same time, former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett released a statement slamming Netanyahu after he canceled the address he was scheduled to deliver tonight.

Bennett sharply criticized the draft-evasion law, noting the IDF is short roughly 20,000 soldiers needed to defend Israel�s borders. He said Israel must either draft Charedim �to shoulder the burden,� or force reservists into an additional 120 days of reserve service each year, ruining their professional and family lives.