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The futile attempt to accommodate haredi recruits’ needs must stop. The army accommodates none of our needs, and yet, we show up when needed. Now it’s your turn.

On Tuesday, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said that conscription should apply to all members of Israeli society.

Debate was reignited last week when the IDF put out its first draft of an attempt to grow the armed forces substantially to handle new security challenges.

Minister Amichai Chikli, MKs Moshe Saada, and Dan Illouz wrote a letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu indicating their support for the recruitment of haredi men.

Does Israel need all those technological bells and whistles, high-tech fences, and super-sensitive sensor systems? Certainly. But it also needs more personnel.

According to the source, there are many young haredi men who are not studying in yeshivot, and can provide much needed manpower for the IDF without it even having to draft yeshiva students.

Despite the rise in the Haredi draft rate following the start of the Israel-Hamas war, this was a far cry from a real change in the Haredi leadership and community as a whole.

As the haredi community navigates new challenges and opportunities, its incremental engagement in both workforce participation and military service is becoming evident.

As the story of the haredi community and the broader Israeli society unfolds, the challenge lies not just within the haredi community but in the willingness of the entire society to adapt and grow.

Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews have enlisted in the IDF since the start of the war, although the majority remain opposed to military service.