Will Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel serve in its military? | Inside Story

For generations, Ultra-Orthodox Jews have been exempt from military service - but a court order could soon change that.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has filed a last-minute application to the Supreme Court for it to be deferred for 30-days.
But the controversy isn't going anywhere.
Israel's war on Gaza is fuelling a sense of urgency and anger among those required to sign up.
So how much of a threat does this pose to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition?
And would his government survive the fallout from such a change of policy?

Presenter: James Bays

Guests
Efraim Inbar, President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy.
Yossi Mekelberg, Associate Fellow at Chatham House specialising in Israeli and Middle East politics.
Meron Rapoport, editor of Hebrew-language news site 'Local Call'.


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[laetitialogan]

While Netanyahu's son is chilling in Florida....

[JohnFelinn]

"I don't remember one occupation in which the occupier presented himself as the victim, “we are the victims, we are forced to kill their children, poor us.” -Israeli journalist Gideon Levy

[dobteho]

What a Mess...the British empire of Balfour created....in Palestine...What a Mess.

[reneebarclay]

Perhaps Israel needs to change from being a military state to being a more beneficent state giving equal rights for all of the people, and ending the occupation of Gaza and the West Bank.

[bliss]

"Carry the burden". What burden? You mean the burden of committing genocide or what?

[SilverSprings]

That "vibrant democracy" really seems to be thriving under its current government.

[ianking]

Not one single soldier is needed, what Israel needs to do is to let the Palestinians have their land and to stop its wicked and vile brutality against the innocent Palestinians. Honest and beautiful people don't see Hamas as a terrorist group or organisation but see Israel as a terrorist state, a vile one to be precise.

[Christopher]

This should obviously tell you that Israel has suffered way more casualties than they are admitting.

[laetitialogan]

No one should be forced into ANY military...

[isobsi]

The IDF need as much help as they can get against their war against Children, babies, woman and old men

[lorenaesparza]

yeah that's what I thought . they lost so much people that they need more soldiers.

[MDA]

The Ten Commandments stands for all steal and don't kill....full stop.

[melodymzoubi]

Why are they forcing them to conscript? They are desparate and losing this war yet they claim they are dismantling hamas

[naimomohamed]

Who else is American taxpayers sometime can’t afforded, food in our table, but our tax deduction, is Israel’s subsidy 😂😂

[sweetsleggere]

What happened to their soldiers from Britain, France, US, and the rest of the are they diminishing???? id like to know this urgent application..maybe the IOF is dwindling since they do not report their accurate death toll

[sarahfern]

😂Please examine how many soldiers in IDF are dual citizens or even only citizens of other countries. What are the numbers? Is there a controversy?

[angel]

Funny they want a jew state but won't die for it

[yusufmwangichannel]

Al Jazeera you should do this story in documentary it will be good

[classics]

How can they get them to fight if they don't want How ridiculous and desperate is that?

[adammsa]

are the rulers of this war going to be in the front line or are they going to stay in the comfort of their office....