Fighters, not rabbis: Torah students who chose the gun reveal Israel’s bitter divide

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For Haredi Jews exempt from military service, volunteering can mean a family break-up

Life in one of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox military units does not proceed according to the usual army schedule. The morning starts with prayers just before dawn. Meals in the barracks are prepared under the strictest kosher requirements. Training is halted twice more during the day for prayers; once again for a rabbi to teach soldiers about religious texts. Unlike the rest of the Israel Defense Forces, there are no women on duty.

 

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Good to see these men breaking the mould. Too much coddling of the Ultra Orthodox in recent years has led to an imbalance of power in Israeli politics.

Bigotry massacre with immunity has promoted official & unofficial bigotry mobs in every bigotry land.

Maybe they should stay exempt as they will probably go beserk with religious hate in certain circumstances. People so brainwashed should not get anywhere near a gun. No better than Hezbollah.

I've never known of an intelligent person to willingly join the army, it's always a failed/failing student. Drafting is different.

The article is nonsense; quote' , who number just a few thousand, are at the centre of a fierce debate in Israel ' The numbers are less than 3 hundred over 15 yrs and NO ONE is talking about this.

I've never known of an intelligent person to join the army, it's always a failed/failing student.

Vile rag..anti democracy, anti Anglo-Saxon Britain, anti business, anti biology......

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