Yoni Goldstein: Israel shouldn’t force ultra-Orthodox to fight. It should encourage them (opens original article in a new tab)

Israel faces political and social tensions over conscripting ultra-Orthodox men, with historical exemptions for religious study and recent court rulings pushing for mandatory service.

• Israel's ultra-Orthodox community has historically been exempt from military service to focus on religious study.
• The Tal Law, which allowed yeshiva students to avoid conscription, was ruled unconstitutional in 2012.
• Recent Supreme Court rulings require conscription of ultra-Orthodox men, leading to political and social tensions.