Thursday, September 5, 2024

Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Jews Are at a Crossroads as Military-Draft Orders Arrive

 https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-ultra-orthodox-jews-haredi-military-service-b74faaeb?mod=hp_lead_pos10

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews, or Haredim as they prefer to be called, are at a critical juncture. So is the Israeli military, which, after a June Supreme Court ruling, is now aiming to draft some 3,000 Haredi men who had previously been exempted if they studied Jewish holy texts in religious seminaries full-time.

2 comments:

  1. I'll say it again - there is a simple and fair solution to this problem.
    Whoever is physically able to serve in the army, or Sheirut Leumi if not physically able, secular or religious, and does not, receives no state benefits or health insurance or education assistance or social assistance money of any kind, ever.

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