# How a fight over military service reveals a major split in Israeli society

https://mins.news/en/video/23612

- DW News, 2026-08-16 17:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjibZ7oLPKk

> Israel’s longstanding exemption from military service for many ultra-Orthodox men has become one of the country’s most divisive political issues as it remains on a wartime footing. Reform supporters say the burden is unequal, while Haredi leaders warn conscription threatens their religious way of life. With elections due in October, the dispute now encompasses identity, religion and the state’s future.

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