The threat of a mass departure by the haredim may not be an empty threat and it should not be acceptable.
The report clarified that it is a large event, and the request would include dozens of busses, which is estimated to cost the state hundreds of thousands of shekels.
Today, there is a strong sense that if people want to leave, they should go -- no one is keeping them here.
The Knesset member views the issue of drafting ultra-Orthodox men as a potential breaking point for Israel’s current government
Yair Lapid lambasted the chief rabbi’s remarks on Sunday, stating, “Rabbi Yosef's words are an insult and disgrace to the IDF soldiers who risk their lives to defend the country."
Certainly, haredi enlistment can be promoted, and people can be convinced of its value, but coercion is doomed to fail from the outset.
"The yeshivas and kollels hold up the world. The state exists on Torah study, and without the Torah, the army would not have succeeded."
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