A Haredi Rabbi Has a Radical Solution to Israel’s Draft Crisis...

Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer, a Haredi rabbi who enlisted after October 7, argues that Israel's traditional approach to Haredi military exemptions is no longer sustainable amid urgent IDF manpower needs. He addresses tensions over religious soldiers serving alongside women, Supreme Court rulings on exemptions, and the impact of what he terms the "politics of poverty."

Pfeffer describes an emerging Haredi political movement seeking to redefine Haredi integration into the state through partnership rather than separation, with potential effects on both Israeli politics and army composition.