Yeshiva men joining rapid response units
The October 7th Hamas invasion and massacre spurred many communities across the country to revive rapid-response squads and sparked large volunteer civilian mobilization. The ultra-Orthodox community, which largely is not drafted and has little security training, are lately shown an awakening inside their communities to contribute to the nation’s security needs. David M Weinberg, the founding senior fellow at the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy in Jerusalem, said there were many initiatives to cater to the ultra-Orthodox who want to contribute. He also told…
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