`` The existing situation can not continue , '' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says . The prime minister named a new team to draw up a law that would `` share the burden '' of military service , which is required for most Israelis when they reach the age of 18 . More than 20,000 demonstrators demand reforms to military draft rules . The controversial topic is a thorny political issue for Netanyahu 's government . In the past few days, thousands of Israelis have taken part in demonstrations against the country's new army draft.
`` The existing situation can not continue , '' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says . More than 20,000 demonstrators demand reforms to military draft rules . The controversial topic is a thorny political issue for Netanyahu 's government . In the past few days, thousands of Israelis have taken part in demonstrations against the country's new army draft.