Israeli policemen arrestultra-Orthodox Jewsduring a protest against Israeli army conscription, in anultra-OrthodoxJewish neighbourhood of Jerusalem, on February 9, 2017. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) JERUSALEM, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Israel's mandatory military service and the almost routine exemption granted to ...
Max Kresch, a medic army reservist who has joined a growing number of Israeli soldiers speaking out against the 15-month conflict in the Gaza Strip and refusing to continue fighting, shows an undated photo of himself during his mandatory army service, in Jerusalem, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 202...
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Thousands of male recruits also are dispensable, he said.One-third of the draftees have problems adjusting to life in the barracks and as a result are not fully fit for service. About 20 percent never complete the mandatory service, he said."If it had been up to me, a large number of...
Mandatory military service is such a bad policy because it denies individual choice and sweeps up everyone, whether they are suited or not. Back to the macho men – they will be impossible to live with after what they have d...
“The Military Operations Directorate announces a general amnesty for all conscripted soldiers serving under mandatory service. Their safety is guaranteed, and any harm or assault against them is strictly prohibited,” the opposition said in a message on their...
Lebanon's ministry of economy is seeking to ban the new "Wonder Woman" movie because its lead actress, Gal Gadot, is an Israeli _ a reflection of how the decades-old animosity between the two neighbors is also infused in the cultural scene.
And it was a workplace mostly for men. “Due to the requirement to remain after mandatory service, there were substantially fewer women than men,” Rapaport said. “Adding a year or two onto the standard three doesn’t double the service time of men like it does for women (in Israel me...
Musical acts in other countries have also served required stints in the military.Korean boy band BTSand other K-pop stars have been unable to avoid the mandatory military draft in South Korea, but Kirel’s situation is more reminiscent of Elvis Presley, who joined the U.S. Army at the pea...
The vast majority of ultra-Orthodox Jews do not participate in the country’s mandatory military service. Many Haredi men spend much of their early lives out of the workforce, instead studying at religious schools known as yeshivas, which they view as fundamental to the preservation of Judaism ...