Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman spoke at an Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) conference at warned Religious Zionist rabbis to drop their criticism of the IDF over its efforts to integrate female soldiers into combat units.

"Anyone who does not accept the reality that only the commander gives the order has no place. I have made it clear that even the rabbis who try to challenge this reality will have no foothold in the IDF," Liberman said.