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July 15, 2025

As Haredi Parties Fight Conscription, Haredi Soldiers Sacrifice Their Lives to Fight Hamas

“Amid the grief there was a deep sense of privilege.”

Yesterday, the Ashkenazi haredi party, United Torah Judaism, quit the government over its dissatisfaction with efforts to draft yeshiva students. The party’s departure leaves Benjamin Netanyahu’s collation with a mere 61 seats, the minimum required to hold on to power. While the official haredi leadership, rabbinic and political, maintains its firm anti-conscription policy, a small but growing number of Haredim are serving in the IDF.

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