Trump, who this month became the Republican Party's presumptive nominee, went on to charge: “Any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion. They hate everything about Israel and they should be ashamed of themselves because Israel will be destroyed.”

The first Jewish Senate leader in history and highest elected Jewish official, Schumer called for new elections as soon as the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza ends. As Schumer sees it, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has lost his way by allowing his political survival to take precedence over the best interests of Israel.”

The rationale behind the legislation currently being drafted is to make young men think twice before committing to years of not working and only studying in yeshiva. Currently, a Haredi young man begins studying in yeshiva at 18 and by 23-24 can "drag it out" for another two years until 26 before going out to work, so he has no incentive to enlist.