Shas Leader Aryeh Deri Questions IDF's Desire for Haredi Recruits
Summarized from Israel National News by baba
Shas chairman Aryeh Deri stated that politicians should not call for Haredi enlistment, claiming the IDF does not truly desire such recruits and that the issue of their service should be managed by the military itself. He also questioned the authority to decide who studies Torah versus who serves, emphasizing the need for rabbinical approval on the status of Torah scholars before discussing enlistment for non-students.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Shas chairman Aryeh Deri stated politicians should not push for Haredi IDF enlistment.
- Deri claimed the IDF "doesn't really want" Haredi soldiers.
- He suggested the army prefers a secular force over those who follow rabbis.
- Deri linked the enlistment push to the failure of a "small, technological army" concept.
- He questioned the authority to decide between Torah study and military service.
- Deri called for rabbinical approval on the status of Torah scholars before discussing enlistment.
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