The haredi draft dodging farce to continue until we who pay the price say 'enough!' - editorial
Israel
The issue of drafting haredim (ultra-Orthodox) into the IDF has reached farcical proportions, but it's a subject that is deadly serious and tearing apart the country.Various Knesset bills have tried to address the fact that the majority of ultra-Orthodox men aged between 18 and 24, of which there are currently about 80,000, have not been drafted, with the legislation over the years having been presented and delayed, and now gathering dust.Coalition maneuverings and reliance on the haredi
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