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In Israel, military service debate spotlights ultra-Orthodox Jews and their growing clout
Mass protests and a new bill expose a widening split over whether ultra-Orthodox men should keep draft exemptions as the community grows in political power.
- Mass protests over proposed changes to military draft exemptions for Ultra-Orthodox men have intensified as Israel approaches three years of war on multiple fronts.
- At the core of Ultra-Orthodox doctrine is the belief that studying scripture is the highest duty, above working or joining the armed forces even in wartime.
- Fewer than 10% of Ultra-Orthodox men reaching age 18 enlist, though Ravitsky Tur-Paz estimates they will represent about 40% of the potential draft pool.
- Israeli Gen. Eyal Zamir called such exemptions "inconceivable while troops are being asked for unprecedented sacrifice," rejecting a recent bill protecting Ultra-Orthodox from draft prosecution.
- With national elections approaching, Ultra-Orthodox parties are poised to act as kingmakers in determining Israel's future military conscription laws.
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In Israel, military service debate spotlights ultra-Orthodox Jews and their growing clout
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish families are an unmissable facet of Israeli life. The numbers and the political and cultural clout of the adherents of this practice of Judaism are continuing to grow.
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Alongside the increase in recruitment numbers from among members of the ultra-Orthodox public, the Legal Advisor to the Government stated that the phenomenon of evasion is still widespread and the scope of evasion by members of the ultra-Orthodox public is about 80% of all evasion. "It is necessary to expand the basket of personal economic enforcement measures as soon as possible"
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