[Eleutheria5]

It's a miracle we've survived 63.5 years with clods like these in the upper echelons of government. Hareidim may not allow public mixed dancing, but they pop out babies like a Bushmaster. If anything, they are the great demographic hope of Israel.

[Paladin2]

I’d guess that socialism is also a threat.

[chesty_puller]

but they pop out babies like a Bushmaster

OK that's funny right there!

[jjotto]

Halevy is right to worry. Haredim have a high birthrate. One-third of Jewish births in Israel are to the 10% of the population that are haredi. Seculars are aborting, queering and intermarrying themselves into extinction. Halevy and his ilk are dying out and won’t be replaced. Somehow, I think the land and people of Israel will manage to survive without them.

[montag813]

Why doesn’t this moron work on a Hebrew remake of “Footloose”, and leave military strategy to grown ups?

[montag813]

Why doesn’t this moron work on a Hebrew remake of “Footloose”, and leave military strategy to grown ups?

[BobL]

Yea, you guys need to put these “Occupy Israel” (type) nutcases in their place. Your country is too small to absorb them the way we can get away with it.

You could probably start by explaining that Iranian nukes will kill OI people just as easily as conservative Israelis.

God be with you,

BobL

[GrootheWanderer]

I have absolutely no idea what haredim is (are?). So I googled it and found on wikipedia that in Israel they are exempt from the draft and the vast majority of men do not serve in the military. It also said that over 50 percent of them receive welfare, compared to about 15 percent for the Israel population as a whole.

Is that accurate?

[Rytas]

At least there are still a few religious Jews around, someone should be studying Torah.

[tbw2]

I understand the military concern of a growing demographic group that refuses military service. The solution would be seeking religious approval for this growing group to aid in the defense of their nation.