raymondpert, 2 months ago Yitzhak Yosef, the Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel, said Saturday that citizens will leave the country if they are forced to be drafted -- drawing the ire of lawmakers. > "Will they force us to join the army? We will go abroad," Yosef said. The Haredim have long enjoyed exemptions from mandatory military service, but the issue has sparked debates between those calling for fairness in military service and those advocating religious freedom. https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/03/10/rabbi-says-citizens-leave-israel-draft-yair-lapid/3931710087015/ #Haredim #Israel #GazaWar
Yitzhak Yosef, the Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel, said Saturday that citizens will leave the country if they are forced to be drafted -- drawing the ire of lawmakers.
> "Will they force us to join the army? We will go abroad," Yosef said. The Haredim have long enjoyed exemptions from mandatory military service, but the issue has sparked debates between those calling for fairness in military service and those advocating religious freedom. https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/03/10/rabbi-says-citizens-leave-israel-draft-yair-lapid/3931710087015/ #Haredim #Israel #GazaWar
