Deputy Finance Minister calls Haredim 'parasites' in radio interview (apologizes later)

Deputy Finance Minister Mickey Levy, an MK from the Yesh Atid party and a former Jerusalem police chief, told a Haredi radio station on Wednesday morning that Haredim are 'parasites.'

Levy's controversial comment came while he was talking about haredi
integration into Israel's labor force. "They must shoulder the burden
together, they  must integrate," he said. "They cannot be a parasite on