Q&A: Haredim Drafting to the Induction Center
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Haredim Drafting to the Induction Center
Question
I spoke with a few friends about drafting Haredim. They all argue that the leftists / the High Court of Justice / etc. are hypocrites in wanting to draft Haredim, because nobody demands drafting Arabs. In their view, that proves that the real goal is just to secularize Haredim, not because the army actually needs them. Do you think they’re right?
Answer
Do you really need me in order to understand that this is nonsense? Think for yourself.
A thoroughly foolish argument, and I’m telling you this as a Haredi young man. The reason Arabs are not drafted does not stem from any lack of desire to draft them—the need to draft them is completely identical to the need to draft Haredim. The reason it isn’t done is that you can’t draft some Mohammed who, the day after receiving a weapon, will massacre dozens. The terror organizations would do whatever they pleased inside the IDF if that were allowed. And in fact, Israeli Arabs who care about the state have the option of volunteering for the IDF just like anyone else.