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Ashkenazi: Growing Haredi population that doesn’t work, pay taxes is ‘dangerous’
Blue and White’s Gabi Ashkenazi says a growing ultra-Orthodox population that does not work, study or pay taxes is unsustainable, calling the situation “dangerous” for Israeli society.
Former IDF chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi speaks at the official unveiling of the new Blue and White party in Tel Aviv on February 21, 2019. (Jack Guez/AFP)
He says under the party’s model outstanding Torah students will receive exemption from military service, in similar vein to star athletes, but the rest will be required to serve the country.
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