Answer

I’m really fed up with this Haredi nonsense. I don’t understand why they agreed in the first place to give in to these capricious demands and appoint civilian Haredi political commissars in the IDF. Even if we assume that everything said here is completely true, some of the things listed there are just nonsense. Beyond that, the IDF functions inefficiently in many areas, and nobody exempts himself from enlistment because of that. I’m not happy with the service I get from the IDF either. Beyond that, nobody owes the Haredim anything. They have a duty to enlist, and they should take care of themselves on that front. Especially since the Haredim did not really come in droves despite the steps that were taken toward them, so what’s surprising about the army also getting fed up? Exactly like what is happening today. And above all, there is no connection between what the IDF does and the duty to enlist. There is a matter of saving life here, and there is an obligation to enlist. This is not an obligation to the IDF but to the state and its citizens. And if the IDF is not functioning properly, that should be improved, but it does not exempt anyone. None of us should have to die because you are unhappy with the service in the IDF. This warped feeling that you will show up only if everything is done to your satisfaction and everyone bows down to the ground before your good will to enlist—that is the root of the evil. That must not be yielded to, and it should be fought forcefully.