Some people have said in the comments on previous posts, the IDF has been changing how they count Haredim serving in the army as per their needs and sometimes they include other people who are not Haredim to give a boost to the Haredi numbers and to make it appear as though the IDF is meeting the quotas set by the government.
According to a just-published report, it is much bigger than that. The IDF has actually been lying about the numbers of Haredim drafting, in order to be able to show whatever numbers they desire.
So, nothing we know about Haredim drafting to the army is true. Some people talk about increasing numbers and show that when left to their own devices the numbers will grow, while others point to decreasing numbers and blame this or that for the decline. Some blame Lapid, some blame Lieberman, some blame the Haredi parties, and some blame everyone else for not dealing with the issue enough...but in reality we have no idea how many are really serving in the IDF, and if over the years the numbers have been growing or shrinking.
The IDF needs to get its act together. Such behavior is not acceptable. Clear criteria needs to be set (perhaps it already is but is being ignored) as to what is considered a Haredi serving in the IDF, and those numbers need to be published straight, no matter if they show an overabundance or if they show that too few are drafting, and then the politicians and policy makers will be able to direct their attention properly to the issue and work towards getting the desired balance.
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The army does NOT need to get it's act together. This is not a military issue. The army has no interest in the number of chareidim serving, and who does or does not qualify as chareidi. They would prefer not to waste resources on people who have no desire to be there.
ReplyDeleteThis is purely a political issue. The politicians should stop mixing the army into their games, and let them get on with the job they are supposed to do.
so why would the army lie about (or say, distort) the numbers and pull games with the numbers?
ReplyDeleteIf the army fills the quota, the politicians leave them alone. If not, the army has to go hunting chareidim.
ReplyDeleteI gotta agree with Ori. Seriously, who gives a hoot. I'm glad they were lying, I hope they continue. This is one silly game instigated by people who just want to get even. They all know they can't force an email population go join an army they don't want to.
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