Plan to end ultra-Orthodox students’ military exemption sparks row in Israel

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/26/plan-end-ultra-orthodox-students-military-exemption-row-israel

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Visstix@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y

So it's fine for people that live a normal life to die for nothing, but not people that waste their time reading useless stuff fulltime?

maynarkh@feddit.nl · 7 pts · 2y (2 replies)

It envisages ultra-Orthodox battalions in the Israel Defense Forces

Why do they need to be separated though?

TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 2y

Fascists can't help but segregate

psmgx@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Dietary, schedule, other religious restrictions. Probably easier to have em all in one unit than have to wrangle 1 guy here, a few there.

During training they observe Shabbos and don't leave the perimeter, for example. Carve out time for study, etc.

turkishdelight@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Israel needs more soldiers for the genocide

moshe@foggyminds.com · 1 pts · 2y

@turkishdelight @throws_lemy :
And turkeys need more brain... ^^