"A great deal of Torah and fear of God is possible, along with responsibility, carrying a burden, and military service. We will do it together, and we are determined to do it."
The "Tzav 8 for Unity" letter aims to include political, economic, and industrial leaders in a crowdfunding campaign that will ensure the well-being of reservists who have returned home
Knesset member Hanoch Milwidsky (Likud) opposes current draft law, not consulted on it before.
Haredi party leaders warned that if the bill includes economic sanctions and recruitment quotas, they will leave the government.
Minister-without-portfolio Benny Gantz ranked in the middle of the pack, with 34%, still polling higher than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who only received 28% of public approval.
Following the demonstration and arson at the Prime Minister's Residence in Caesarea, protest leader clarifies: 'No intent to approach or break-in.'
Why should some able-bodied young men and women be asked to risk their lives for the collective while other equally able-bodied members of that collective are not asked to do the same?
With the immediate and long-term requirement for battle-trained soldiers going up, the haredi leadership is doubling down on its rhetoric.
Benny Gantz and some Likud members have expressed strong opposition to the proposed plan.
The closest way to a compromise would be some variation on the Benny Gantz proposal of all Haredim having to do national service, with a more symbolic number serving in the IDF.
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