Ultra-orthodox lose military exemption in Israel

Soon more orthodox will be seen in uniform

Nearly everyone serves in Israel – generally through compulsory conscription to the Israeli Defense Forces. But there have been exemptions.

One of them – ultra-orthodox who are engaged in religious studies. They’ve gotten a pass.

No longer.

The Israeli Supreme Court striking down the law that exempted them. So now, they’ll have to serve.

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Posted by Gary on Feb 23 2012. Filed under Breaking News, Israel, Religion, Top Stories. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry