Only a few of the 1,000 haredim summoned for IDF recruitment showed up, amid intense protests and legal challenges.
Border Police and the Israel Police forcefully attempted to disperse the crowd on horseback.
At the end of the first recruitment day for haredim, only 8% of recruits showed up to serve at the recruitment offices.
American Jews in particular are allergic to injustice, and to them, haredim should not sleep soundly under the blanket of IDF without lifting a finger themselves.
Sadly, the response from the haredi rabbis is not the maturity and taking of responsibility. Rather, to consider any viewpoint other than their own, which h
If we are each responsible for each other’s well-being, then they must not shirk their duty to defend the country that supports them.
Wheeling and dealing abound as Knesset wraps up summer session.
Leaders of the rapidly growing haredi community say that forcing seminary students to serve alongside secular Israelis including women risks destroying their identity as religious Jews.
National Unity MK Chili Tropper discussed a deal to return the hostages, confirmed coalition support, and stressed importance of IDF soldiers.
The push to draft ultra-Orthodox men into the IDF sparks controversy. Can a new hesder program and tailored solutions bridge societal divides and ensure fair participation for all?
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