For many ultra-Orthodox, there's no debate — they're fulfilling their individual obligation to God, and nothing else matters more."The importance of the Torah is a genuine feeling, and not just an escape, not just an excuse," Rosenblum said. "Haredi world will put Torah first, and then Israel."Fewer than 10% of ultra-Orthodox men reaching the conscription age of 18 enlist, according to a parliamentary committee, and they usually join separate units accommodating their religious practices. Reacting to a recent bill protecting the ultra-Orthodox from draft evasion prosecution, the Israeli army's chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, called such exemptions "inconceivable"...
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