There is renewed push to force ultra-Orthodox Jews to serve in the Israeli military.
Israel has called on its reserves to wage its ground war on Gaza.
But its ultra-Orthodox Jewish community has an exemption to military service going back decades.
Now, the defence minister says they need to join the fight.
But can a national consensus be reached on such a divisive issue?
And can Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government survive the fallout from such a policy change?
Presenter:
Hashem Ahelbarra
Guests:
Efraim Inbar – President of The Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security
Akiva Eldar – Political analyst and former columnist for Israel’s Haaretz newspaper
Yehoshua Pfeffer – Community rabbi and executive member of Netzah Yehuda