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Enforce the draft, but don’t punish haredi kids for their fathers refusal to serve – opinion

by | Oct 25, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish sector has been protesting over the attempts to draft young haredi men into the military. (photo credit: Amir Levy/Getty Images)
Whether haredim must serve (many already do, in the Hashmonaim Brigade) is a hard argument between citizens. Settling it by controlling who eats is not an argument at all. It is a tactic.

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