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Haredim and the Draft Debate | Charlotte News
In Israel, the ultra-Orthodox Haredi community is growing—and so is the tension over their refusal to serve in the military. Rooted in the belief that Torah study is a divine duty above all else, fewer than 10% of Haredi men enlist, despite a draft exemption originally meant for Holocaust survivors. As Israel faces security threats and elections loom, this exemption sparks fierce debate: is religious devotion a right or a national obligation? While some Haredi families send sons to war, others fiercely defend their sacred mission to preserve Jewish identity through study. Military leaders and…
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