Israel on Edge as Ultra-Conscription Bill Sparks Political and Social Crisis
Israel is confronting one of its most volatile political and social crises in decades as the Knesset debates a controversial bill that would require ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) men to serve in the military. For generations, Haredi yeshiva students were granted exemptions from mandatory military service, a policy originating in 1948 to allow full-time religious study. This…
