According to media reports, the Israeli army plans to issue new draft orders targeting ultra-Orthodox men next Sunday. About 7,000 people of strict faith will receive notices.
Former Defense Minister Joav Galant had approved the sending of the draft orders before his resignation, the Times of Israel reported. The army therefore wants to send the notifications as planned. Israel Katz, as the new Minister of Defense, has not withdrawn the measure.
According to the media, about 3,000 strictly religious men received draft notices over the summer. Accordingly, only a fraction of them subsequently appeared in military recruitment centers. The army wants to call the ultra-Orthodox for military service next year after a selection process.
The rights have expired
For decades, strictly religious men in Israel were exempt from military service. However, an exemption expired several months ago. The Israeli government has failed to pass a law to strengthen aid to the ultra-Orthodox. The Supreme Court finally ruled in the summer that ultra-Orthodox men should be drafted into military service.
The ultra-religious parties in the governing coalition are angry about this. Many ultra-Orthodox believe that military service threatens their pious lifestyle, in part because women and men serve together. Many people in Israel believe it is unfair that ultra-Orthodox Jews are not required to serve with weapons and are exempt from dangerous combat missions.
In view of the wars against the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli army warns of a shortage of soldiers who can fight.
Source: Krone
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