> > Just when you think nothing can surprise you anymore in Israeli politics, > someone always comes along with a new twist. > > This time it was Yitzhak Yosef, one of Israel’s two chief rabbis. In > response to debates over whether ultra-Orthodox Jews should be required to > serve in the military, or continue to be excused to study religious texts > full time, he had a simple answer: > > “If they force us to go to the army, we’ll all go abroad,” he declared > <https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-03-10/ty-article/.premium/chief-sephardic-rabbi-if-they-force-us-to-go-to-the-army-well-leave-israel/0000018e-2768-d152-ad8e-2fe86ad80000> > on > March 9, 2024. > > https://www.juancole.com/2024/03/exemptions-orthodox-religion.html > > >
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