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Israel’s Orthodox Jews and the army

The Fifth Floor by BBC

Mar 15, 202440:33News & Politics

The war in Gaza is forcing Israeli society to confront a long-standing conflict over who serves in the army. Ultra-Orthodox Jews enjoy an exemption, but many Israelis now say this should end. Both sides took to the stree...

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