From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Military draftees, among them Haredim, dance together on their recruitment day
Dozens of military draftees, among them ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students, dance and sing together at the IDF Recruitment Center in Tel Aviv.
The men are being drafted to the IDF’s Armored Corps and Combat Engineering Corps.
The scenes come in sharp contrast to yesterday, when dozens of ultra-Orthodox extremist protesters breached the Tel Hashomer army base, jumping over the fence in an attempt to disrupt the enlistment process of yeshiva students.
Many senior Haredi spiritual leaders have forbidden their disciples from responding to the call-ups and Hebrew media has cited estimations that only a third of the draftees will end up serving.
מאות מלש"בים התגייסו הבוקר לשריון ולהנדסה הקרבית – ביניהם עשרות בני ישיבה. בהתרגשות גדולה הם הגיעו הבוקר ללשכת הגיוס ופתחו בריקודים ומזמורים יחד עם בני משפחותיהם >> pic.twitter.com/KqRuo6Nl7c
— שיר ביטון || shir bitton (@shirbitton_) August 7, 2024
