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Reserve Colonel Rabbi Criticizes IDF's Coercive Draft of Ultra-Orthodox and Questions Military Integrity
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 1 day ago
What happened
Reserve Colonel Rabbi Ohad Tirosh condemned the IDF's coercive draft of the ultra-Orthodox, accusing the military of deception and loss of spiritual purity. He called the draft push a political distraction from internal failures and emphasized the army's strength depends on religious values and modesty.
- 01Rabbi Ohad Tirosh distrusts the IDF Chief of Staff and accuses the army of deceiving the ultra-Orthodox.
- 02He claims the IDF's shared service order is not genuinely implemented and demands proof of military effectiveness.
- 03Tirosh calls the draft push a cynical political move to divert attention from IDF failures and resource waste.
- 04He criticizes targeting ultra-Orthodox as scapegoats for manpower issues instead of addressing secular population challenges.
- 05The rabbi stresses the army's strength relies on spiritual purity, modesty, and religious observance.
- 06He condemns integration efforts that compromise religious standards, citing a female soldier wearing tzitzit.
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