The debate over the so-called Tal law regulating Haredi enlistment to the army goes beyond the scope of coalition disputes, touching upon the underlying foundations of Israeli identity. The call to enlist Haerdim and Israeli Arabs to the military, or to civilian service, exposes a reality in which the Israel Defense Forces is no longer a "melting pot," becoming instead a site of divisions,...
Influence of Israeli Arabs, Haredim on Israeli society spells end of mandatory IDF service
Haaretz Editor-in-Chief Aluf Benn says that no amount of political verbiage can deal with a growing demographic shift, and its implications on the increasingly fraying Israeli identity.
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