Will Israel's Right sacrifice haredi IDF draft to seize Trump-fueled opportunity? - analysis

Abandoning it risks alienating their base, yet standing firm could bring down the government best positioned to achieve their ideological vision under Trump’s presidency.

‘THE HAREDI leadership argues that it is forbidden to draft yeshiva students whose Torah is their profession and that they defend the State of Israel through their studies.’

(photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem/Jerusalem Post)

ByHERB KEINON

FEBRUARY 9, 2025 19:54

Updated: FEBRUARY 9, 2025 21:15

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