• Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    Definitely. But everyone who is alive who has held Israeli citizenship is either an (ick) IDF soldier, or is (like this person) an ex-IDF soldier.

    Although that makes me think: do those who have already started rabbinical training also need to do their 2 years?

    • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      I’m Israeli, didn’t do military service, knew many people who also didn’t do it.

      don’t get me wrong, the IDF wants you to join, but if you don’t want to, they can’t make you

    • dubyakay@lemmy.ca
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      3 days ago

      This is not true. Haredi jews were exempt from the draft until last year. And Arabs Muslims or Chrisrians, even if they are citizens, are not drafted at all.