Israel left the game up to the Americans, who have their own agenda

If what defines a contemporary Haredi person is his isolation, joining the army will necessarily change him. We must understand there is no possibility of being drafted as a Haredi and being demobilized as one, but that's a good thing

Yeshivas declare they will discourage students from joining the IDF Armored Corps over its inclusion of women, marking another step in the nationalist ultra-Orthodox camp's campaign to determine the army's identity