Naftali Bennett
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Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman called on Education Minister Naftali Bennett to stop funding the paramilitary academy in Eli headed by Rabbi Yigal Levinstein who spoke out sharply against conscription of religious female soldiers and mixed gender combat units.

Bennett does not intend to comply with this demand and even sarcastically told Liberman to eliminate Hamas head Ismail Haniyeh, as he had promised before becoming Defense Minister, and not start up with the Eli academy.

Bennett added that "the Eli academy had produced heros of Israel like Roi Klein, Eliraz Peretz, Immanuel Moreno and many other wonderful soldiers and citizens and will continue its regular activity. Whatever requires fixing will be fixed, especially regarding unfortunate statements, but without unnecessary threats."