Israel’s Newest Army Recruits: the Ultra-Orthodox
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Israel’s Newest Army Recruits: the Ultra-Orthodox

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines They weren’t supposed to fight. At Israel’s founding in 1948, the new nation’s leaders agreed that ultra-Orthodox men — known as the Haredim, or God-fearing, in Hebrew — would be spared from mandatory military service. In exchange, Haredi leaders lent their support for…

At a Draft Site in Ukraine, an Anguished Wait for a Chance to Say Goodbye
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At a Draft Site in Ukraine, an Anguished Wait for a Chance to Say Goodbye

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines They stand in a small crowd outside the large metal gate, tense and waiting in the dark. Most look weighed down, both by stress and by overstuffed plastic bags — all for men who may soon be heading off to war. “Where’s my…