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2024-06-17 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Haredi leader Goldknopf on army draft: ‘You don't want us and you don't need us'

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-17 05:55|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [134 views ] Top

#1 Me, I would be perfectly content if ultra-orthodox didn't serve in IDF and didn't vote.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-06-17 06:47|| 2024-06-17 06:47|| Front Page Top

#2 they can serve as medics or ammo carriers.

Posted by irish rage boy 2024-06-17 07:49|| 2024-06-17 07:49|| Front Page Top

#3 "In the heart of every man a haunting question lingers."

Live with it !

Posted by Besoeker 2024-06-17 08:12|| 2024-06-17 08:12|| Front Page Top

#4 There are already Religious Observant battalions in the IDF. Some of the members of these battalions are (or were) Haredi.

A major problem the IDF has with Haredi recruits (and there are increasing numbers of these) is their general knowledge, mechanical skills, language skills are sometimes pretty low.

Posted by Lord Garth 2024-06-17 19:07|| 2024-06-17 19:07|| Front Page Top

#5 When all you study is religious fodder, your technological and other skills atrophy. See: Islamic Cannon Fodder

Posted by Frank G 2024-06-17 19:22|| 2024-06-17 19:22|| Front Page Top

#6 When I visited Israel about 13 years ago, the guide said that the Haredi got an exception from military service. They wanted to spend all their time studying the Torah. Because there were enough of them, they were able to form a large enough voting bloc that the other parties needed them to form a governing coalition.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2024-06-17 20:12|| 2024-06-17 20:12|| Front Page Top

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