The Haredi Military Exemption – with Dr. Michael Oren

Boundless Insights - with Aviva Klompas - Un podcast de Boundless Israel, Inc.

Join the conversation! Click here to text Aviva. We’re discussing one of Israel’s most contentious debates: the military draft exemption for the ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, community. Since Israel's founding, Haredim have been largely exempt from mandatory military service, a policy initially intended for a small group of Torah scholars but now encompassing tens of thousands of men. With Israel facing a multifront war and a strained IDF, the debate over this exemption has shifted from one of ...

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