My young Haredi brothers, come, we need you
There is no dilemma here, only a rotten deal: The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee will convene today not to encourage draft evasion in exchange for victory, but for a month and a half in…
Assessment
The piece frames the current political debate over Haredi military service as a raw transactional deal, trading 900 days of reserve duty for secular Israelis against 45 days of coalition survival. The author directly addresses young Haredi men, urging them to join the army, suggesting the government's delay serves only political interests. The core tension is whether national security needs or coalition politics will determine the outcome of today's Knesset committee meeting.