Israel's Supreme Court gave Netanyahu's government until March 31 to reach an understanding regarding recruiting the Haredim. The number of those who can be assigned currently reaches 157,000 people, but the Israeli army does not recruit them, and they are considered - according to the law - to be deserters from military service.
The war on Gaza has sparked controversy again in Israeli society, about "equality in the burden" and the necessity of recruiting Haredi Jews. The intensity of the rhetoric and debate regarding the conscription law is escalating, which was reflected in the statements of the Chief Rabbi.