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Ultra-Orthodox
Ultra-Orthodox
Israel’s War Within the War
The issue of Haredi exemption would have been set aside during wartime – Israel has far more pressing issues – if not for the government pushing through the legislation in the middle of the war.
Ultra-Orthodox
Ultra-Orthodox
Encouraging Haredi Participation in the IDF
A symbolic benefit would also be achieved: the ultra-Orthodox would wear uniforms like their non-haredi counterparts and experience a sense of having “joined” the larger society.