Protesters in Ra’anana, Rehovot urge Haredi military draft

16 March 2024, 5:44 pm

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Dozens of protesters are calling for ultra-Orthodox Jewish men to be drafted into the military at the Ra’anana Junction and in the central town of Rehovot, the Ynet news site reports.

Members of the Brothers in Arms protest group hold posters reading: “For the sake of my brothers and sisters — enlist!”

The government is facing a court-imposed deadline to pass new legislation regulating or ending the draft exemptions, as plans to extend service terms for enlisted troops due to manpower strains brought on by the war in Gaza and fighting in the north reignite ire over the free pass granted to Haredi Jews.