SvennoJ on 17 July 2024
‘We will go to jail, but not to the army’
Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jewish youths protested against changes that would see them forced to serve in the Israeli military in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv.
The Israeli military on Tuesday said it would begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men next week.
Israelis are bound by law to serve in the military from the age of 18 for 24-32 months (with plans submitted to raise to 36 months), but ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students have largely been exempt.
The changes could pose challenges for Netanyahu’s ruling coalition, which relies on the support of ultra-Orthodox parties that oppose the recruitment changes, even though many support the war itself
