“Better to Serve in the Nazi Army Than in the Islaeli Defense Force (IDF)”By Tov RoyOn February 18, Channel 7 released a video taken at the entrance of Yeshivat Mir, the largest Jewish college in Israel and probably the entire world, minutes before Bennett was to speak. Two Haredi men speak in the short video, saying things that have never before been broadcast by Israeli networks. Readers not familiar with the situation of the Haredim in Israel can find a short summary at the bottom of this page; all others are invited to keep reading the astonishing texts. “It is better to die!”The video begins with an agitated Haredi man speaking in poor Hebrew; when he gets too upset he moves into bastard-Yiddish. I don’t speak the latter thus the comment is partial; I tried to keep his peculiar style. The softest thing he said was “It is better to die than to be with the Zionists.” He was kind enough to inform us the reason for his statement, “They are thieves, they took control of the lands here, they are thieves, the Zionists.”However, the main topic was not land ownership; he added, “We will not go to the army, it is better to go to the Nazi Army than to the Zionist Army, it is better, much better… Nazism meant only death, this is much worse… (he moved to Yiddish).” Near the end, another Haredi appears and adds a few words, “He [Bennett] has only one more seat [than Haredi Shas]. What is this? From where comes his arrogance…”