Only a conscription law that includes minimal exemptions and with teeth will enable the continued defense and prosperity of the state.

While demanding that the government function better, shouldn’t the government also reallocate some money funding ultra-Orthodox draft-dodgers to better protect our soldiers?

Israel cannot survive unless haredim serve in the IDF, but there are less draconian measures that can be taken.

The strictly Orthodox politicians will naturally shout and protest the court decision, but their ultimate objective will be to pass a law in the Knesset that regulates the draft and sets a gradual increase that will meet the requirement set by the court.

What do we do when an ultra-Orthodox public devout about its faith faces off against another public – one that’s devout about the security of the state?

Before October 7, we thought the IDF could be a ‘small and smart army,’ but reality has cruelly slapped us in the face.

Until now, the discussion on recruiting the ultra-Orthodox centered on the question of “equal burden sharing.” This is an even more significant value today.

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.