High Court clash exposes IDF manpower crisis, gov't stalling on haredi draft - editorial
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-04-14 13:33 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Crime & Justice, Defence, Middle East, Military & Defence, Law & Courts, Crime & Justice, War & Conflict
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What stood out at Sunday’s High Court hearing on the government’s failure to enforce military service obligations against ultra-Orthodox (haredi) draft dodgers was not only the legal standoff. It was the spectacle of the government trying to blur what should be unmistakably clear: The IDF has a manpower crisis, and it cannot afford more draft evasions.
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