I live in Israel and it is indeed naive to think that a chareidi shul would say the mesheberach for Tzahal. The mesheberach is not really the issue, though. Most religious Israelis who send their sons off to war or dangerous operations (these operations go on every day, by the way) are amused by the never-ending American disagreement for or against it. The reason for the amusement is this: The American frum who don’t see why they need to say it are clueless about Am Yisrael living in God’s country but outside the proverbial dalet amos of Brooklyn and Monsey. And the American frum who are adamant about saying it are giving literal lip service instead of actually doing it. A generalization? Of course, but face up to it, it’s generally true.
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