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IDF chief says Israelis don’t have the right ‘to consider whether to enlist or not’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi speaks to graduates at the IDF Command and Staff College, June 13, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
As the government is advancing a bill to exempt ultra-Orthodox Israelis from military service, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi says “we do not have the right to consider whether to enlist or not.”
“The ‘people’s army’ is more relevant than ever. it is correct professionally, and it is correct ethically,” Halevi says to graduates of the IDF Command and Staff College.
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