Israel: Ultra-Orthodox conscription threatens Netanyahu’s coalition

This is Beirut, 06/07 21:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israel Ultra-Orthodox Benjamin Netanyahu

  The Israeli army announced Sunday that it would begin sending draft notices to 54,000 ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who were previously exempt from military service, a move that threatens to split the governing coalition. "The army will begin this week issuing summons to complete the enlistment process for ultra-Orthodox men whose status as ...