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IrelandRaanan defends Lieberman vote as Israeli conscription debate turns personal
The reservists' wives campaigner rejects calls to apologize and argues that leaders have failed to draft ultra-Orthodox men who are not studying.
IsraelWhy this story? One of C14's most watched videos since yesterday, with 49,219 views.
C14: Israel's Channel 14, a news channel on the political right, on air since 2014 (as Channel 20 until 2021). 497K subscribers and 758M views.
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- 0:29A July 2025 archive clip revisits Raanan's argument about an enlistment law and the coalition needed to pass it.
- 1:21Asked whether she has come to apologize, Raanan rejects the premise.
- 2:26Magal challenges her Lieberman vote, alleging that he is willing to offer Haredi exemptions.
- 5:56Zimri argues that sympathy for her campaign does not remove his objections to her voting choice.
- 7:19Fleischmann questions whether media and political figures supported Raanan to advance their own agendas.
- 9:15The panel proposes protecting Torah scholars; Raanan argues leaders have failed to enlist men who are not studying.
Lawyer Shvut Raanan returns to a television panel to discuss military conscription, but first the host wants an apology. She refuses. The exchange sets up a debate about whether demanding broader military service justifies breaking with Israel's right-wing political bloc.
Israel's ערוץ 14 (Channel 14) carries the interview on its political discussion program HaPatriotim, or The Patriots. Raanan, a co-founder of the Reservists' Wives Forum, faces host Yinon Magal and panelists Yotam Zimri and Itamar Fleischmann. A replay of her July 2025 appearance establishes that the disagreement predates this encounter.
The underlying issue is the enlistment of ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, men. Exemptions associated with full-time religious study have long been a source of disagreement in a country that relies on compulsory service and military reservists, who can be called away from civilian work and family life.
Magal challenges Raanan over her vote for Avigdor Lieberman's right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party. He alleges that Lieberman is now willing to offer Haredim exemptions, undermining the outcome she sought. Raanan says she had not expected him to act that way, but maintains that Israel needs a broadly shared Zionist government.
The panel's criticism extends beyond that vote. Magal accuses her movement of serving the political left at the expense of the right-wing bloc. Zimri says sympathy for her campaign does not resolve what he sees as a contradiction in her political choice. Fleischmann questions whether media outlets and politicians gave her a platform to advance their own agendas.
The practical disagreement becomes clearest near the end. Magal and Fleischmann advocate protecting full-time Torah scholars while drafting other Haredi men. Raanan puts responsibility on the leadership, arguing that it has failed to recruit even those who are not studying. The segment ends amid overlapping voices, without agreement on who can deliver that change.
Israeli politician who served as finance minister from 2021 to 2022 and previously held the post of deputy prime minister twice.
More on Wikipedia ›A right-wing Israeli political party whose support originally centered on secular Russian-speaking immigrants. It has since broadened its appeal to other Jewish Israelis.
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- Channel views, last 7 days
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- November 11, 2026
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- 49,216 (on a normal day: 40,694)
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The interview drew about 49,000 views since yesterday, making it one of Israel's most-watched new news videos over that period.
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Which organization did Shvut Raanan help found?
Raanan is identified in the segment as a co-founder of the Reservists' Wives Forum.