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[-] [email protected] 103 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Military service is compulsory for most Jewish men and women in Israel. But politically powerful ultra-Orthodox parties have won exemptions for their followers to skip military service and instead study in religious seminaries.

So...

Their religious beliefs prevents them from having military service...

But not supporting a genocide...

And they can still violently attack people?

[-] [email protected] 65 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Most ultra-orthodox Jews are actually anti-zionists. It's not uncommon to see them joining pro-palestine peace protests.

Within Israel they are a minority, and their broadly anti-war stance combined with their dependence on the state for financial support (most of the men are unemployed) have made them quite unpopular in the eyes of the general population.

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[-] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Its not true however. This is Neturei Karta, a small group of a few hundred members that has been denounced by even other Ultra Orthodox groups such as Satmar. Most ultra Orthodox Jews are Zionist [edit: based their participation in the state], although there is a minority who believe that the State of Israel is illegitimate because only God can create a Jewish State in the Land of Israel.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

Well that's an eye-opener

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