Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to either pass a Haredi draft bill or initiate elections in a visit to Tel Hashomer army base Monday. On Sunday, Netanyahu issued an ultimatum: discuss a compromise on the Haredi draft bill within two weeks or go to elections.
Tel Hashomer, located in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Gan, is the army's conscription center, where all new recruits are seen off after drafting.
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