Israeli comedy strikes hard at the Haredim and their refusal to be drafted, but ironically, it's the IDF that got angry

Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis · Feb 22, 2024 · 1m

More than a decade ago, my office at work was situated next door to the office of a former IDF Chief of Staff, who was then working with us. The way my desk was situated, I could see down the hall while sitting at my desk, and thus saw the comings and goings of many of the people on that part of the floor.

It turns out, not surprisingly, that former Chiefs of Staff have many contacts in the army. So with some regularity, women and men in uniform could be seen walking down the hall, seemingly towards my office, but in fact, of course, to see him. A few yards before my door, they’d stop, look…