Sunday, 08 July 2012 05:54
‘On Saturday, thousands of Israeli protesters packed into a square in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, demanding the mandatory military service to be extended to all Israelis, including ultra-Orthodox Jews.
Chanting “One people, one draft,” demonstrators carried placards reading “Military service for everyone” and “Equal service for all.”
Earlier, on July 2, Kadima’s party chief Shaul Mofaz threatened to quit the coalition with the Likud party unless amendments were made to the Tal Law, passed in 2002, which exempts ultra-Orthodox Jews from serving in the army as long as they are engaged in religious studies.’
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