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Service. the army now says it will send letters to eligible arab christian men encouraging them to join. what's the controversy? benh wideman explains. >> reporter: they're led on an exercise near the gaza border. he looks and sounds like any other israeli officer his age, but he's different. he's a volunteer in this conscript army from nazareth. >> when i was born and i grew up it was my dream to go into the israeli defense forces he tells me. muslims are exceempt from mility service. they said they would invite them to join. it's a controversial initiative that has raised the ire in the chri...
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