Ultra-Orthodox Israelis Are Joining the Army

Ultra-Orthodox Israelis Are Joining the Army

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Soon after the May 1948 birth of the state of Israel, a meeting took place between David Ben-Gurion , Israel’s first prime minister, and Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz , a leading religious figure and head of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox (in Hebrew, Haredi) community. The result was the Status Quo…

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