Majority of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews refuse army service – Middle East Monitor

The overwhelming majority of ultra-Orthodox Jews (Haredi) in Israel still refuse to serve in the occupation army, the Knesset has revealed, according to Anadolu.

In a statement issued yesterday, the Knesset said: “Out of 18,915 Haredi men issued conscription orders during the current enlistment cycle, only 232 have joined the army, 57 of them in combat roles.”

“We set ourselves a target of 4,800 and we will not reach that. There is an upward trend here,…

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