TheAltWorld Israeli society fractured due to military exemption on Haredi Jews
- Elijah Magnier
- Sunday 16 Jun 24
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The Israeli government is considering extending an emergency law, that delays the age military reservists can retire from the service.
That’s as a committee is discussing making conscription mandatory for ultra-Orthodox religious students.
Exemptions to being conscripted in Israel, like those given the Haredi ultra-Orthodox Jews, are putting “a lot of pressure on Israeli society”, military analyst Elijah Magnier says.
Magnier added that 42 percent of those enrolled in the army, both professionals and reservists, “don’t want to join the army again; they want to leave” due to the army’s performance and the confrontation with “a strong non-state actor determined not to lose”.
Elijah Magnier
Elijah J. Magnier is a veteran war-zone correspondent and political analyst with over 38 years’ experience in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Extended field work in Lebanon, Bosnia, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya and Syria, created his extensive network of trusted military and political contacts. Magnier specialises in real-time reporting and in-depth analysis of political, strategic and military planning, terrorism and counter-terrorism.
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