Science and Technology Minister Ophir Akunis (Likud) attended a Yom Hazikaron ceremony for haredi soldiers on Wednesday. "This day reminds us that we are all one people, and with the birth of the State of Israel we established a new Jewish defense force, in place of what we lost 2,000 years ago. We will never compromise on our security. "Okunis added that "it is a duty and a tremendous right to serve in the IDF, but their service in the IDF is not self-evident."