The debate over mandatory military service in Israel has intensified social and political divisions following legal challenges to exemptions historically granted to ultra-Orthodox men. While conscription is mandatory for the majority of Israeli citizens, full-time religious scholars have long received deferrals. Amid heightened military commitments and personnel demands, public calls for equal burden-sharing have increased, placing significant pressure on the governing coalition and highlighting longstanding cultural rifts between secular and religious segments of society.
- Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that the state must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men, ending decades of blanket exemptions.
- Proponents of universal conscription argue that national defense responsibilities should be shared equally across all sectors of society.
- Ultra-Orthodox community leaders maintain that full-time religious study is essential to Jewish identity and cultural preservation.
- The issue has created significant political strain within the government coalition, which depends on the support of religious parties.
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Thank you for this clarity & common sense explanation.
This is the kind of issues a nation faces when its built on genocide, stealing land and wars.
Germans and Jewish Israel are linked to the Genocide of Palestinians. DW won't dare question their Bundestag's pro genocide policies. It's just a whitewashing attempt to distract their complicities with the Jewish war criminals in Occupied Palestine.
Rabbi Steinberger, a great middle eastern name
Yes 👍 unseat him and lock 🔐 him up!!
War is bad but it’s a bad time and it’s good 😊 and we all have a right now and I hope we get a better chance of winning the next election in
I pray that Gadi Eisenkot will win to become the next Prime Minister Of Israel on October 27 ✝️ ✡️ 🙏🏻 🇮🇱 🗳️
Anything that prevents Isarel's army from growing is a good one. Now things that make their army deplete…that is even better.
Religion is fictional.
†hank you from Manhattan ©2026
Lol, you go a die for the state and I'll cover with a Torah and live and breed and do whatever I want. So convenient. Yet so discussing
"can you recruit someone who does not want to be recruited" – yes you can. Because no one wants to be recruited. These that want – they make it their career or sign a contract. Literally anyone else does NOT want to be recruited and yet they still are . What a bunch of losers. Covering with women and other men to protect them. You are 1/3 of the population. Soon you will out reed the rest of it that keeps you safe. We'll see what your enemies do then
So where in the scriptures does it say that Israel and Judah would have to deal with conscription for non-stop wars after they returned home? What happened to the Covenant of Peace?
All Israelis should share in the protection of the country. Not just the Haredim, but also the Arab Israelis. If they don't share in all the responsibilities of the citizenry, they should not let them vote. Let's see how fast they all enlist if you tell them that.
wait a minute…so which ones are antisemitic in this case?? we should ask Bibi and Ben G'vir and Smotrich!!!! … or just put them in jail once and for all!!! history Will remember!
Really couldn’t care less. Sounds like a personal problem to me.
The citizens should be focusing on separation of religion from government entirely. That's the problem with their neighbors in the Middle East.
It is difficult to see how any country based on or promoting religion can be democratic.
Having imaginary friends is not an excuse to not join the army.
Who allowed them to have weapons to the settlers 0:33
Don’t underestimated the way of world Israel 🇮🇱 state might not lived up to 2060
Is was small and a compact number of people is an easy target for nuke
Religious statehood is an abomination of human ego.
Israel, a 3 tier caste country. The average Israeli thinks discriminating against Palestinians are fine because they’re ‘other,’ and they think it’s unfair to be discriminated against by the ultra orthodox. No insight into their behaviour and beliefs at all. Incredible that they can study the book 10 hours a day and have zero insight into themselves.
Sacrifice for thee, not for me.
Seems thos orthodox, are happy to be defended, but fail to step up?
Discrimination? In Israel? How could that be? (Sarcasm)
They want the Gaza kids killed, they just don’t want to do it themselves
Only sick mentality people will join a military who is involved in Genocide.
Feeding Moloch.
And why don't these religious guys want to serve if they are Israeli citizens? I am pro-Palestinian, but the religious elements are becoming a larger percentage.
So they will be victims both ways
5:38 Reminded me of a cult 😅
Just tell them you got bone spurs.
Netanyahu apartheid leader
if they love jesus so much why dont they go see him in heaven.
Why are the women not mentionend?
Ultraortodox women also dont have to serve and all other women have to.
no exemption regardless of gender or religion or exemptions for all , pretty simple really
If you don't want to fight in a war, don't start one.
The country is Palestine . It's been overrun by israel , a terrorist group . Stop misrepresenting reality .
FREE PALESTINE ! 🇯🇴
80 years of genocide…..UN should start set up military base and hospitals in gaza and west bank….
Shame to all leaders that let these genocides happening around the world…..😢😢😢😢…..
Especially since the ultra orthodox supports the war…