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Yeshiva World News · Oct 21, 2026

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Likud Minister Miki Zohar compared sanctions against Chareidim who do not enlist in the IDF to the persecution of Jews during the Spanish Inquisition, strongly opposing measures targeting full-time Torah learners. Zohar argued that forcing Chareidim into military service without their religious leadership's agreement would fail, while maintaining that those who are not genuinely learning should serve.

Likud Minister Miki Zohar compared sanctions against Chareidim who do not enlist in the IDF to the persecution of Jews during the Spanish Inquisition, strongly opposing measures targeting full-time Torah learners. Zohar argued that forcing Chareidim into military service without their religious leadership's agreement would fail, while maintaining that those who are not genuinely learning should serve.

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