Politics

He is etching contours of indefinite dominance over lands Israel conquered in Arab-Israeli war of 1967 including West Bank Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem dismantling scaffolding of a future Palestinian state

Establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel is widely viewed as only practical possible solution to century-old conflict and foreign and domestic peace builders have long held that building in E1 would complicate prospects of a viable contiguous Palestinian heartland

Most of 2940 will not be ready to go to war now but will be able to after six months of training

Last month Hillel Hirsch told colleagues most Haredi yeshiva students do not want to serve

It was 2001 he was soon to be 18 and second intifada had started year before

Only 2940 have enlisted so far

Rabbi Tamir Granot's son Capt Amitai Granot 24 was killed by Hezbollah missile on border with Lebanon in October 2023

Some leaders agreed ultra-Orthodox should serve but none would say so publicly

This is math talking

Rabbi Granot is part of religious Zionism which sends large numbers of yeshiva students to military

Rabbi Arie Amit was among first Haredim in Israel to enlist

Their number is far off military's target of 4800 ultra-Orthodox enlistees for year

Any exemption for the group from serving in military is seen as unsustainable

In June 2024 the Israeli Supreme Court ruled there was no legal basis for the exemption and ordered the military to draft ultra-Orthodox men.

Many have spent more than 400 days in service since the war began.

The military urgently needs 12000 new recruits.

He also accused Israel of taking illegal measures that continue to undermine the two-state solution and kill all prospects for peace in the region

Jordan’s foreign minister Ayman Safadi cited a completely inhumane reality that Israeli aggression has created in Gaza

He will not move to southern Gaza

Hamas agreed to a new cease-fire proposal Israeli forces are gearing up for a new offensive to take over Gaza City