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Actually not true. Most of the ultra orthodox are exempted from service and are a huge source of the support for continued military operations. Because they don
by tw04 5mo ago
Actually not true. Most of the ultra orthodox are exempted from service and are a huge source of the support for continued military operations. Because they don’t have to actually put themselves at risk.
It’s been the primary source of netenyahu’s ability to stay in power.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly580gkd9ro https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly580gkd9ro
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/g-s1-121631/israel-military-ultra-orthodox-netanyahu-coalition https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/g-s1-121631/israel-military-u...
- thisislife2 5mo agoThat's the "minor" exception I mentioned. But, as you must be aware, there is also a strong political campaign in Israel to remove this exemption. This is also likely to be a major political issue in the upcoming election.