ultra-orthodox are something like 15% of israelis/20% of jewish israelis, so about a million and change people. idk what that would translate to in terms of israeli draft/reserve policy but it’s not nothing. my understanding is that it’s not just about putting more people in uniform, it’s also about getting a sizable chunk of people who directly benefit from israeli apartheid and ethnonationalism to put their money where their mouth is.
imagine you’re an average, genocidal israeli that does two years of military service bulldozing palestinian houses while hoping not to eat an al ghoul round. during your military term, you’re watching the israeli economy crumble and meanwhile you see a bunch of even more genocidal haredi israelis not only getting a pass for military duties but also getting a free ride to study the torah instead of getting real jobs. they’re a bunch of fascist welfare leeches.
ultra-orthodox are something like 15% of israelis/20% of jewish israelis,
imagine you’re an average, genocidal israeli that does two years of military service bulldozing palestinian houses while hoping not to eat an al ghoul round. during your military term, you’re watching the israeli economy crumble and meanwhile you see a bunch of even more genocidal haredi israelis not only getting a pass for military duties but also getting a free ride to study the torah instead of getting real jobs. they’re a bunch of fascist welfare leeches.
That makes sense for people outside of the military or at a military desk job, sending people to the front lines who don’t want to be there seems more of a liability (unless its just going to be a whole companies of the ultra-orthodox being driven into Hamas ambushes by the non-ultra-orthodox.)
ultra-orthodox are something like 15% of israelis/20% of jewish israelis, so about a million and change people. idk what that would translate to in terms of israeli draft/reserve policy but it’s not nothing. my understanding is that it’s not just about putting more people in uniform, it’s also about getting a sizable chunk of people who directly benefit from israeli apartheid and ethnonationalism to put their money where their mouth is.
imagine you’re an average, genocidal israeli that does two years of military service bulldozing palestinian houses while hoping not to eat an al ghoul round. during your military term, you’re watching the israeli economy crumble and meanwhile you see a bunch of even more genocidal haredi israelis not only getting a pass for military duties but also getting a free ride to study the torah instead of getting real jobs. they’re a bunch of fascist welfare leeches.
That makes sense for people outside of the military or at a military desk job, sending people to the front lines who don’t want to be there seems more of a liability (unless its just going to be a whole companies of the ultra-orthodox being driven into Hamas ambushes by the non-ultra-orthodox.)