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Will This Election End the Battle over Drafting Haredi Men Into the Israeli Army?

The dispute has split voters and coalition partners as 80,000 draft-age Haredi men avoid service and polls show broad support for conscription.

By 2050, over 40% of 18-year-old potential male Jewish recruits will be haredi.

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Once there were very few today, there are 1.4 million people: their exemption from the military service is a hot topic of the election campaign.

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Why should some risk their lives when others refuse to wear the uniform? Three years after 7 October, the issue of the exemption from military service for ultra-Orthodox women is tearing Israel apart. This fracture is at the heart of the legislative campaign, which will take place on 27 October.

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franceinfo.fr broke the news on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
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