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Shaked Committee allows imposing criminal sanctions on haredi draft dodgers
Moran Azulay
Published: 19.02.14, 22:42
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1. keep the yeshivot out of it
avramele   (02.19.14)
Yes to a universal draft. However, To allow yeshivot to grant exemptions would return to the corrupt practice of czarist russia where communities sent the poor and the unconnected to the army. Citizens must answer to the state not the rabbis.
2. "...a haredi defector will face the same
A Jerusalemite ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (02.20.14)
consequences as a secular defector." Not quite...but getting there now, even if a bit slowly.
3. Finally jail the haradi draft dodgers
Haim ,   TA   (02.20.14)
Those who dont like it are free to leave the country. Transport to the airport can be arranged.
4. Omer Bar Lev
Philip ,   Afula, Israel   (02.20.14)
A chip off the old block. Need more like him in politics. Same for Ofer Shelah, different party , same high quality individual.
5. Arrest them & send them 2 the draft board NOT 2 Jail!
just saying ,   Israel   (02.20.14)
If they don't like it they can leave the country...and if they leave the country it will assist our economic situation because we won't be giving our welfare money to scofflaws who use the system to their advantage. Win/Win! Let's do it!
6. The problems, though, as I see it are :
barbara ,   Haifa Israel   (02.20.14)
1. Haredim can still pray in prison 2. They will be honored instead of ashamed by their peers (martyrs 3. How much prison space is there in Israel ? 4. They get free meals and education in the prison - sanctions won't mean anything to them.
7. What is the difference
Joe   (02.20.14)
between Communist Israel's dragging Jews to jail for not learning Torah and keeping Hashem's commandments and the Cantonists in Russia?
8. Hey Benish & Lapid chase all Arab terrorists out of jail
Anonymous   (02.20.14)
and get thousands of new jails ready for haredim because not 1 haredi will join Israel's immoral G-dless military.
9. This entire discussion
Anonymous   (02.20.14)
is nothing but a waste of time and taxpayers money. Haredi Jews will never ever enlist in this army and the evil ones in the government and so-called high court know it too. Lapid, Bennett and Shaked will long be in the dustbin of history beforehand.
10. #3 what about
(02.20.14)
What about the "teacher" Adam Verta? Can he board the plane to?
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