Defense Minister Katz last week presented a list of principles for new legislation, according to which the IDF will gradually increase haredi draft numbers.
While this figure is concerning, it marks an improvement from a September poll in which 75% of respondents expressed dissatisfaction.
Only a conscription law that includes minimal exemptions and with teeth will enable the continued defense and prosperity of the state.
He told the brigade's ultra-Orthodox fighters "we will preserve the Haredi lifestyle of the soldiers here - there is no contradiction between devout Judaism and combat, courage, and battle."
Rabbi David Leybel, a graduate of the most prestigious Lithuanian haredi institutions, is leading a quickly growing movement that is revolutionizing ultra-Orthodox society.
In his post, Liberman wrote that the "current coalition is dragging Israel into an endless internal conflict, on issues such as the tax evasion law, the judicial system, the media, and the budget."
Is IDF service suitable for every single young haredi man? No. But there can no longer be an excuse for mass exemptions.
Nearly half of the reservists surveyed stated that such a haredi draft exemption law would diminish their motivation to continue serving in the reserves.
These estimates were based on publicly available information and BDO estimates, and the calculation was based on conservative assumptions.
The survey polled 800 reservists who fought in the Israel-Hamas War.
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