Haredi recruitment
Hello Rabbi
I saw on your website and in several other places where you were interviewed that if there is no choice, the Haredim should be forced to conscript at all costs. And my question is how exactly do you think this will happen? We see the demonstrations, the violence, and the increasingly severe radicalization in the Haredi community, they are fighting back with all their might and are not ruling out any means to do so. How will the army even manage to forcibly conscript so many Haredim who do not at all share the same basic assumptions that conscription is mandatory and that it is a matter of life and death, it simply does not interest them and from their perspective, the very act of conscription is a danger to the Haredi idea that advocates separatism, and therefore conscription will constitute a collapse of the walls, something they are not prepared for in any way? How is it possible to conscript such people and train them to fight in Gaza? It seems very far-fetched and hopeless to me, and I would like to know how the rabbi relates to this claim and would economic sanctions be something that would break the Haredi idea?
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In the meantime, there aren't many sanctions, and it seems that even this little bit is causing them to return fire at roadblocks and demonstrations at the recruitment offices, thereby entrenching themselves further within the walls. If there are effective sanctions, it seems that the Haredim will go on a civil war until they get what they want. Are you really sure that they will surrender so easily?
The fire comes from groups that have been demonstrating all these years anyway – the extremists are officers.
The majority, the consensus, the voters of the Haredi parties – do not resort to violence and roadblocks.
Besides, Rabbi Michi is right. By extension, the threat of prison brings up associations of religious war, etc. ’ – it raises emotions in that direction, and for many justifies the violence.
The young people are not afraid of being arrested either, it is an attraction for them. We are not talking about a Soviet prison, but about being detained in a nearby house.
Economic crises, on the other hand, are slowly draining the swamp, and it is also impossible to go to demonstrations: Give us back the National Insurance discount, you damned evil people!
In addition, this is a central issue that will push young people to enlist. It is already doing that.
Although, those who are less in need of the IDF, married, 22 years old and older, who have financial responsibility. Yeshiva students are not interested in financial considerations – because they have no financial responsibility.
But this is a trend.
We are now seeing an increase in conscription rates because of this, and we will see much, much more when young people lose hope.
Many are on the fence for a simple reason: they hope that a law will be passed that will exempt them from conscription.
The background is that this hope will be dashed, for example: when the government falls. You will see a growing trend
It's all a question of determination. If sanctions are imposed, they'll rush to enlist. And if they go to war, they'll break their arms and legs and everything will be fine.
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