Father Gabriel Naddaf's recruitment drive has deeply divided Israel's Christian Arabs, who make up just 2 percent of Israel's population. Netanyahu has called Christian Arab recruits "loyal citizens who want to contribute to and protect the state." "He is a person who sold his soul for the good of the regime he serves," said Basel Ghattas, a Christian Arab lawmaker. Israel's Arabs make up a fifth of the country's population of 8 million. "God will punish these people for harming me, my wife and my two sons who are serving now in the military," Naddaf wrote on Facebook.

Source: ABC News May 11, 2016 00:41 UTC