The soviet jews contributed enormously to stop the nazi barbaric advance and those Haredim plus other jews that got to inner russia survived . Even Begin acknowledges this though Moltov and Stalin made a terrible mistake with the Nazi Soviet Pact Trapping the majority of european jewry in the nazi genocide , Some haredim ought learn survival skills how to construct nuclear shelters and safe rooms self defence and have the ability to launch by computor skill defensive anti missile missiles.

The Tal arrangement is not the ideal but the altrnative offered in simply letting the law lapse is much worse. Of course the opponents of Tal just want headlines and don't really care about working to better integrate Hareidim into society.

self-explanatory. Remove the tit from the suckling's mouth and it'll start looking for food alone. The "haredi" (what an idiotic term in itself, but that's another story) can do multitudes of tasks, even if they don't want to shoot a gun, (or get their own ass shot) of which the Toah-fable says nothing about... They are like a 10-year old kid, almost ready to shave but still at mother's breasts! The Israeli society must wake up from this mindless adoration shown the members of a cult, that has absolutely no proof to show for it's religious quasi-philosophy, but still has very real, materialistic demands on the society at large! This is truly an embarrassing situation.

They want to be protected? Let them serve just like the rest of us!

No one should be Exempt. Deferred for a year, yes, but must ultimately do their service one way or another There are alternatives - community service being the most obvious. This goes for ALL those who avoid the military service - MODELS, SINGERS, ACTORS etc. What nonsense that they can not serve as it 'interfers with their career" This is no different to what the Haredi argue. How many of these SECULAR avoid military service. And none do community service, Let them run the soup kitchens, work for Hatzola, or Zaka. Drive military transport vehicles, do road repairs, help with the disadvantaged. There are 100's of ways each person can contribute to our country.