Gantz: IDF wants haredi enlistment, will protect their religious identity

28.11.2013                      25.Kislew.5774                      Chanukka 1

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Gantz: IDF wants haredi enlistment, will protect their religious identity

A division has formed on the c'tee, between members who favor using economic sanctions to persuade haredi men to enlist, and those who don't.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz praised haredi soldiers on Wednesday, and said that the army wants more ultra-Orthodox men to serve, while emphasizing the importance of helping them maintain their religious identity….