US EditionThousands of Haredim Protest IDF Conscription
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Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews demonstrated in Jerusalem on Thursday against the end of their exemption from military service.
Ultra-Orthodox women account for 14 per cent of Israel's Jewish population.
‘A different pain,’ dean of Religious Zionist schools says of Haredi protest against IDF draft
“It represents the fact that we’re not all rowing in the same direction when it comes to our responsibilities” to the Jewish community, Rabbi Kenneth Brander told JNS. “It’s very painful to see that.”The post ‘A different pain,’ dean of…
Haredi Jews Stage Rally Against Military Conscription
Thousands of Haredi Jews rallied in occupied Al-Quds on Thursday to protest efforts to mandate military service for Orthodox men in the Israeli army. Why it matters: The protest comes at a time when political instability in the occupied territories is deepening, with speculation that ultra-Orthodox rabbis may withdraw support from Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition. Such a move could trigger early elections, a year ahead of schedule, and reshape th…
The deep divisions in Israeli society over the current exemption from military service granted to the ultra-Orthodox have become the most serious threat to the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men covered the center of Jerusalem to protest by holding posters saying they would rather go to jail. The post Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against military service in Israel first ap…
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