The Israeli Army begins to call up the ultra-Orthodox after the end of military exemption

He Army Israeli has already begun to summon Israelis ultra-orthodox to be recruited, after the end of the military exemption that came into force last Monday, April 1, as announced by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, in charge of resolving this issue.

“From April 1, 2024, there will be no source of authority for a general exemption of compulsory military service for yeshiva students, and the defense establishment must act to recruit them for military service in accordance with the law”, he wrote Baharav-Miara in a letter sent to the government.

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According to Israeli media, some ultra-Orthodox students at the yeshiva – there are currently around 63,000 enrolled – received in recent days an order, known in Hebrew as Tzav Rishonwhich informs that they must appear for a first assessment.

Whether the ultra-Orthodox will comply with them remains to be seen, although many analysts consider it unlikely that the military police arrest them to enforce their conscription.

This issue generated a huge debate between the different parties that make up the coalition led by the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahuwho had requested fourth extension of this exemption, last renewed in June last year and which expired in April this year.

Netanyahu has made it clear that he depends on the vital support of the parties ultra-orthodox -Shas It is United Judaism of the Torah – with the ability to overthrow the Executive if they are forced to do so.

The debate also moved during these weeks to the streets where families of soldiers organized protests to demand the end of this privilege of which the ultra-orthodox – who represent 13% of the population – have benefited for more than two decades.

Now with the end of this exemption the tension has increased even more; since this same Sunday in Jerusalem, in the neighborhood of Mea ShearimThere were altercations between ultra-Orthodox neighbors and hundreds of members of the Brothers group where some religious people threw eggs at the former soldiers, according to witnesses and video on social media.

Source: Elcomercio

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