Journalist says the IDF needs haredim to safeguard West Bank settlements

• Published date: 02 April 2024
• Author: 103FM
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The validity of the government's decision exempting ultra-Orthodox Jews from being drafted into the army expired on Monday, and in accordance with the interim order issued by the Supreme Court, yeshivot budgets for educational institutions currently attended by over 56,000 students will cease to receive government funding

Reporter and military commentator Yossi Yehoshua spoke with Ben Caspit and Prof. Aryeh Eldad on 103FM radio about Central Command Maj.-Gen. Yehuda Fox's new plan.

The IDF lacking in manpower in the West Bank

"Since the war, 20 reserve battalions have been holding Judea and Samaria," said Yehoshua. "You can't drag it out any longer and we're really on the edge. This is the result of the lack of manpower. We have to expand our efforts and we see that we have a lot of casualties. Our ranks...