They won't serve

All day long like this, every day. They won't serve, they won't serve, those terrible Haredim.

Massive kerfuffle coming in Israel

Ultra-Orthodox Jews vote for nationalism and then refuse to fight. Their growing numbers make this untenable. Outrage is mounting as an April deadline looms.

It will surprise few to learn that the costly war in Gaza is causing political upheavals in Israel. But the main issue is not what most might expect — future arrangements with the Palestinians. Rather, it involves outrage over the ultra-Orthodox population’s widespread refusal to serve in the military. An April deadline looms.

There is almost never an attempt to understand the Haredi perspective, that the army is secular yet tyrannical for example. Almost never will you hear this. The message is Haredim are bad, they are selfish, they are hypocritical, they are parasites. It's Nazi talk. And it's relentless. 

You want more articles? That's easy. I'll just go right now to Israeli press websites and there will be more. 

Let's try Haaretz. Bingo.

The Knesset's ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties on Saturday evening announced that they would continue to boycott parliamentary votes on government legislation, due to a delay in passing a bill that would continue to exempt draft-age Haredi recruits from military service.

The boycott by United Torah Judaism and Shas was declared last week after Brig. Gen. Shai Tayeb, the head of the IDF human resources planning and management division, warned that the army needs 12,000 additional soldiers, including 7,000 combat soldiers.

That was easy. How about Times of Israel. Bingo.

Daily Briefing May 11: Day 583 – Is coalition really in danger over Haredi draft bill?

Political reporter Sam Sokol on Haredi parties’ dilemma as public loses patience with lack of enlistment; reporter Sue Surkes on two initiatives to boost Negev security and welfare

The Knesset came back from spring break last week and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ultra-Orthodox coalition partners have been pushing for the passage of legislation enshrining military exemptions for their community, after the High Court ruled in June last year that the dispensations, in place for decades, were illegal since they were not based in law.

Yes, those Haredi law violators. Not a word there about the perspective of Haredim who are actually the law followers if you look at their lives. 

Jerusalem Post anyone?

Why do they need Haredim? Is somebody attacking Israel? Oct. 7 was one day a year and half ago. No attacks since then. And Oct. 7 could have been prevented if the IDF could manage to watch a fence.

And if the IDF hadn't killed 200 Palestinians and maimed 9,000 others during their march in Gaza four years ago, maybe there'd be no Oct. 7. 

What army is attacking? Jordan? No, Jordan has shot down missiles from other countries. Egypt? No. The Lebanese army? No. A few missiles came from Hezbellah in response to Israel bombing of Gaza. It's the same with the Houthis. They send an occasional missile that hits nothing in response to the massive bombing of Gaza. Stop bombing. The Zionists say if the Arabs would lay down their arms there'd be peace. I say if the Israelis would stop imagining an enemy under every rock there'd be semi-peace. You certainly don't need Haredim in the army.

And how about this word "serve." That's to turn it all into a guilt trip. How about the cholonim serve? The Haredim uphold the religion every day all their lives. It's much more work than army service. How about the chilonim serve for once?