There is no halachic or moral justification for haredi draft evasion. “Shall your brothers go to war, while you sit here!?”
As of Wednesday, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said draft notices would be delivered in coming weeks to ultra-Orthodox Jews who were previously exempted from serving in the IDF.
Interior Minister Moshe Arbel advocates for equal IDF conscription, challenging the Shas party's stance.
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to postpone the issue to September, concerned that the Haredim could bring the government down over their funds being frozen.
Evasion from military service, even to learn Torah, has no precedent in our history or our writings and codified laws.
A number of ministers criticized Gallant during the briefing for his insistence to pass a haredi draft bill with "broad agreement."
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