Deputy Defense Minister Avi Dichter (Likud) referred to the attack by Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Liberman on the Haredi public.
Liberman, I encourage you to make a U-turn. Apologize for the harsh statements you made today about the Haredi public, and especially your statement about why they are beginning to be anti-Zionist. You've crossed the boundaries of cynicism ''.
''With me in the IDF was a Haredi guy. Rabbi Firer who helps thousands of Israelis is he an anti-Zionist? My friends and neighbor, Deputy Minister Itzik Cohen, who served in the Air Force is he anti-Zionist? Apologize, '' Dichter said.