Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the ultra-Orthodox draft exemption law in a conversation with a senior rabbi, saying: "We need to save not only the State of Israel but also the world of Torah, and that's what I believe in," according to recordings released by Channel 13. Netanyahu further stated in the recordings: "To do this, we need time to pass the law properly so it cannot be challenged. We had enormous obstacles that we removed. You know, when the Defense Minister is against you and the IDF Chief of Staff is against you, you can't move forward. Now we can move forward."