Ultra Orthodox Jews no longer exempt from military service in Israel

Israeli MPs have voted 671 in favour of a law which would see ultraOrthodox Jews included in compulsory military service. The opposition boycotted the vote in protest. Until now, ultraOrthodox Jews had avoided being in the army, saying they served the country through prayer and study. The legislation will come in in 2017 and will limit the number of those who can be exempt to 1800. This law creates a process not an overnight change, but a process by which slowly they will be integrated m. .. READ MOR