Haredi lawmaker Yitzhak Goldknopf faces backlash for comparing Gaza hostages to detained draft dodgers in a letter to PM Netanyahu. Goldknopf urges the government to ensure Palestinian terrorists released in exchange for hostages do not pose a threat to Israel. Secular and national religious politicians criticize Goldknopf's comparison, calling it 'shameful' and a 'moral disgrace.'
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