Haredi Rabbi: We are prepared to sacrifice ourselves if our students are forced into conscription. Israeli official said that the army intends to create recruitment and service frameworks dedicated to the Haredim only.
resigned Israeli Minister Gideon Saar said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stipulated his support for the conscription law in exchange for his joining the war council. The Haredi constitute about 13% of Israel's population. They do not serve in the army, and say that they devote their lives to studying the Torah in theological institutes.