Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeIf 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 thingNeta Katz07:38 AM • June 15 2026 IDTIsraeli society views the ultra-Orthodox community with concern, wringing its hands in despair. Even Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, one of the greatest advocates of Torah studies who opposes people calling for coercing the ultra-Orthodox to enlist or for imposing harsh penalties on them that would make their lives more difficult, has written against his coalition partners on X.In the NewsHaredim, for the Love of God, Just Join the Army AlreadyThe Woman in the Tank Will Win – That's What ultra-Orthodox Rabbis FearA Doctor Belongs in a Hospital, Not a Prison Cell: Free Abu Safiyah NowPolice Enforce Sabbath Protest Ban Near Elected Officials' Homes for First TimeIran Deal Doesn't Mention Missile Program, Proxies, Semi-official Mehr ReportsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMITrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignSix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumNetanyahu May Find His Way Back From Trump's Humiliation, but Back to What?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in FranceNetanyahu's Middle East Doctrine Has Collapsed – and It's Costing Him WashingtonWhat the Knicks Mania Reveals About Israelis and Collective Blame for Gaza