a unit of Golani soldiers took over the Hamas Parliamentary building in Gaza...

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this is a bit of a kooky debate...

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The question is of he also opened a Chabad house in Gaza or just a tefillin stand... I also want to know if they printed the Tanya there yet...

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אריה דרעי דומע כשמציג לראשונה את מה שנשאר מהאתרוג מהטבח בבארי. pic.twitter.com/tmbT0a4Qvo

— ישי כהן (@ishaycoen) November 13, 2023

Amazing, he is talking to families of the hostages but he cries over the esrog... maybe it reminded him of his famous $5000 esrog....

There are famous stories of how politicians approached the Satmar Rebbe looking for support and being somewhat familiar with his opposition to Israel spoke against the US continuing support for Israel with financial and military aid only to be castigated by the Rebbe who then explained to his hassidim that 1. his fight is internal, between brothers, but when the non-Jews join in and dont want to support Israel that is just antisemitism, and 2. while he is opposed to the State of Israel, when Israel is in a time of trouble and under attack, the people of Israel are still his Jewish brothers and he supports them.

The Neturei Karta never seemed to make such a distinction and always opposed Israel, even when it was under attack and even supporting people who want to destroy Israel and kill Israelis. I never really understood how they could advocate for the enemies of Israel who would kill Jews because of their hatred for Israel. I dont mind people being anti-zionists (I mean, I do, but people are entitled to their own opinions), but helping the enemy who wants to kill Jews????

The Satmar Rebbe has now attacked Neturei Karta for this very thing. 

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source: Twitter/X

This is a massive change, not just a big change. This is evolution. 

Of course, if this isnt being exaggerated.

I did see last week in some of the Whatsapp groups I am in a notice about women registering to be drafted with a form to be filled out (I think, IIRC, it was for Haredi women aged 20-38, with exceptions (ie older than 38) to be decided individually). So it is happening. The question is in what type of numbers.

Women drafting was always a sensitive issue. The Chazon Ish led the battle against the drafting of women to the IDF back in the early 1950s. It has become standard policy in the Haredi community, and in some of the Dati Leumi community, that it is prohibited for women to join the IDF, in any capacity. The drafting of women was deemed "yaahrog v'al Yaavor" - serious enough that one should give her life before allowing herself to be drafted to the army. The Haredim applied this to the IDF and to National Service, while the Dati Leumi generally applied it only to IDF service but not National Service, and even IDF service was allowed in some capacities (such as teachers). Over the years in the Dati Leumi community more and more have drafted, even to combat roles in recent years, while in the Haredi community it was adhered to must stronger with women avoiding the IDF until recently as Haredi women have studied computers for good futures as the breadwinner, many have joined the IDF, mostly (but not all) in civilian capacities to work in computers for the IDF.

At first this will be ignored, with Haredim saying "they arent Haredi". Eventually it will be fought. And more eventually, we will see a steady stream of some Haredi women joining the IDF. Some women will see it as a way to be a part of, and away to give back to, society. And for some it will be a way to advance their careers. And for some it will just be something to do for some less tangible benefit. 

Good or not can be debated, but this is a massive change in the Haredi society. This is, or can be, much bigger and much more significant than the recent influx of Haredi men into the army.