Rosh HaAyin and Elad Election and service divides

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Alon Sharvit's complete field report compares neighboring Rosh HaAyin and Elad through residents' homes, livelihoods, political loyalties, charity, shops and enlistment. At a crowded Rosh HaAyin campaign meeting, Bennett says working families subsidize draft avoidance and Lapid pledges to end payments to those who do not enlist or work. The report gives contrasting past vote shares, salaries, vehicle ownership and enlistment figures of 83% and 22%. Neri and Benny Bar-Or see service and tax burdens as central; Neri calls military service a possible bridge while affirming he would help Elad residents. The Gassners value Haredi identity, with Shirel opposing a son's enlistment and Gershon conditionally supporting it if he does not study. Ariel Sharon fears loss of religious tradition. Other residents defend Shas, criticize its achievements or emphasize economic uncertainty, low pay and mutual aid. The piece closes with incompatible expectations and calls for contact between communities; these interviews are individual views, not a representative opinion survey.

At a Rosh HaAyin campaign meeting, Bennett argues working families subsidize draft evasion and attacks the growth of an anti-Zionist Haredi system. Lapid says those who do not enlist should receive no state money and also refers to those not working. Kan connects the message to local political divisions and Rosh HaAyin/Elad enlistment rates, with residents' arguments about service and solidarity. These are campaign positions, not enacted rules; the meeting date is unestablished.