IDF chief pushes Knesset to help draft ultra-Orthodox as manpower concerns grow
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-05-10 23:05 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Defence, Middle East, Military & Defence, World News, War & Conflict
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IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir pushed the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee (FADC) in a closed session on Sunday to draft large numbers of haredim into the military, as well as to pass other laws to expand the IDF.
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