Israel has called on its reserves to wage its ground war on Gaza.
But its Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community has an exemption to military service going back decades.
Now, the Defence Minister says they need to join the fight.
But can a national consensus be reached on such a divisive issue?
And can Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government survive the fallout from such a policy change?
Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra
Guests:
Efraim Inbar - President of The Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security.
Akiva Eldar - Political Analyst and Former Columnist for Israel's Haaretz newspaper.
Yehoshua Pfeffer - Community Rabbi and executive member of Netzah Yehuda
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14 окт 2024