7 Av 5786
This is another proof that it's not about needing more soldiers to fight the wars that they refuse to win, purposely extending them with endless "ceasefires."
It's all about distancing them from Torah and exposing them to bad influences. (Something like assigning dati leumi sherut leumi girls to a missionary base where they would greet Chr*stian tourists.)
Defense Minister Israel Katz is advancing a plan, in coordination with the IDF and the Civil Service Administration, to significantly expand civilian service opportunities for Chareidim who will not enlist in the military.
However, I doubt that any court will accept this plan as it doesn't have the added 'benefit' of killing off the soldiers in order to bring down the birth rate in that sector, r"l. [See: Why are so many of Israel's fallen soldiers from religious Zionist camp?]
Yishai, a Dati Leumi talmid yeshiva, told Kol Chai about a growing phenomenon of Dati Leumi talmidim who seek to defer their military service to continue learning Torah being classified as deserters.Yishai said that many of his friends have already been declared deserters despite intending to serve in the IDF in the future.“They want to enlist—just not at age 19,” he explained. “They want to postpone their service so they can learn for a few more years, but because of problems with obtaining draft deferments, they end up being classified as deserters.”He said that these are talmidim attending well-known Dati Leumi yeshivos rather than Hesder yeshivos.He added: “This isn’t just a war against the Chareidi community—it’s a war against everything that is holy. The same people who want to dismantle the Chareidi Torah world also want to dismantle the Religious Zionist Torah world.”He added that, in his view, this is part of a broader campaign against Torah institutions. He also referred to protests within the Religious Zionist community over religious issues in the IDF, including the integration of women into the Armored Corps, saying that these developments make it more difficult for young men who wish to enlist while maintaining their religious way of life.(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
It's way past time for real "brothers" to act like true brothers and join hands in this battle. The Religious Zionists have to decide whether to be religious or Zionist because you can't be both. Not anymore.
UNITY among Jews - from our very beginnings - was only ever around the Torah of Hashem. There is, and never has been, and never can be any UNITY with those who reject and rebel against God's Law.

MK Eichler one of the Charedi Knesset Members said a couple of weeks ago to the Dati Leumi members "They came for us now, They will be coming for you next". It now seems as though some Dati Leumi talmidim are starting to experience this. Like you said, maybe Bezrat Hashem this will cause them to unite and fight together. I doubt it though, as the members in the Knesset have their own agendas.
ReplyDeleteThe change will come form the grassroots level. Nothing good is coming out of this government.
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