Ultra-Orthodox leader warns of 'civil war' over changes to Israeli military draft exemptions

Reblogged from National Post | News:

Israel ends draft-dodging law for ultra-Orthodox

The Haredim live a life of extreme segregation from the rest of Israel’s diverse population. It is unnatural and unhealthy that one whole swath of society should consider it normal not to support their families and not to defend their country, but to spend all their time sealed off from the realities of everyday life studying religious tracts...

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