Will Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox community serve in its military? | Inside Story

Israel has called on its reserves to wage its ground war on Gaza. But its Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community has an exemption to military service going back decades. Now, the Defence Minister says they need to join the fight. But can a national consensus be reached on such a divisive issue? And can Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government survive the fallout from such a policy change? Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra Guests: Efraim Inbar - President of The Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. Akiva Eldar - Political Analyst and Former Columnist for Israel’s Haaretz newspaper. Yehoshua Pfeffer - Community Rabbi and executive member of Netzah Yehuda Subscribe to our channel Follow us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Check our website: Check out our Instagram page: Download AJE Mobile App: @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #israel #UltraOrthodoxJewish #BenjaminNetanyahu