I’ve written a lot about the appalling nature of the charedi refusal to assist with national defense while insisting upon financial support. But what’s perhaps even worse is how the government (including Smotrich’s Religious Zionism and Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit, but most of all Bibi’s Likud) plays along with it.

Like many others, I used to be a stalwart Likud supporter. With emphasis on “used to be.” The behavior of much of the Likud over the past several years, and especially the past two years...