97% Enlistment, Reconstruction, & Cheaper Food: Yashar's Shaul Meridor joins the Israel Electioncast

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Is it possible to unite Israel while still pursuing the major reforms the country needs? 

Yashar’s Shaul Meridor joins Eylon Levy ahead of the Israeli election. He chooses to discuss the economy, rebuilding Israel’s north and national service for all; Eylon adds the welfare state.

Meridor proposes shifting public spending from those who dodge the military draft to those who serve their nation, reducing draft exemptions to only 3% of each new cohort. 

He outlines Yashar’s extra ₪15 billion over five years for the north, and backs more import competition and lower farm tariffs alongside subsidies. He rejects the idea that Israel can be economically self-sufficient; Eylon challenges whether Yashar has a plan to future proof the Israeli economy against possible sanctions. 

Israel Electioncast is for English-speaking Israelis and international viewers seeking to understand what Israelis are really arguing about before the critical 27 October elections.

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