Will Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox community serve in its military? | Inside Story
Israel has called on its reserves to wage its ground war on Gaza.
But its Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community has an exemption to military service going back decades.
Now, the Defence Minister says they need to join the fight.
But can a national consensus be reached on such a divisive issue?
And can Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government survive the fallout from such a policy change?
Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra
Guests:
Efraim Inbar – President of The Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security.
Akiva Eldar – Political Analyst and Former Columnist for Israel’s Haaretz newspaper.
Yehoshua Pfeffer – Community Rabbi and executive member of Netzah Yehuda
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