Israeli court rules ultra-Orthodox men must be drafted for military service
Israeli court rules ultra-Orthodox men must be drafted for military service
Decision threatens Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government with collapse as Gaza conflict drags on
Do the ultra-orthodox support what is happening in Palestine? Are they pacifists who want the killing to stop?
I'm all for letting people refuse to fight if they are sincerely anti-war. But if they are out there cheering the genocide that's happening, then make them put their necks on the line.
The ultra-orthodox have wanted this for a long time and it's one of the reasons Israel's government was trying to curtail the power of the judiciary. You may remember there were protests in Israel over last summer over this.
This isn't about Pacifism, but more about autonomy and seclusion. I don't think they mind exposing their youth to bombs and bullets as much as exposure to cosmopolitan ideals they get from mixing with Israel's more secular youth. It's similar to the impetus for religious parents to do home-schooling in the US.
From my understanding, the Ultra-Orthodox are the lynchpin in Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition so they nominally support the events thus far.
That's not entirely correct. The Ultra-Orthodox spectrum is composed of different factions/sects that hold widely varying beliefs and interpretations of Judaism.
While a majority of Ultra-Orthodox are represented in the current government, there are also some Ultra-Orthodox factions that reject the Israeli state completely. Some won't fight due to their religious studies, some due to their pacifism, some due to their pro-Palestinian sentiment, and other will fight because of their convictions or their desire to settle in the west bank.
The infighting between these groups and their sometimes messianic beliefs and discussions are sometimes very intransparent from the outside. Sometimes internal feuds even erupt in street riots between groups or police.
Whoops, they got their faces eaten by a leopard
Breaking news: right wing parties now against war and pro peace
Broken clocks and all that.
This is good, I support Israel against aggression, but the the ultra-orthodox want the aggression, they're as bad as Hamas and Hezbollah.
I support Israel against aggression
Yes, tens of thousands of children are attacking Israel's bombs and bullets with their bodies 🙄
Let’s hope this is the end of Netanyahu’s coalition.