truthsharer:
There are a number of differences between the IDF and, lihavdil, any other army including the US army.
One key difference is that the IDF is mandatory. So if they are requiring everyone to serve, then they have to reasonably accommodate everyone’s religious beliefs.
Another key difference is that Israel lies that it is a “Jewish State”. So, to make that lie more believable to the uninformed, they should be accommodating religious Jews (of all stripes).
But Israel is a Zionist state, not a Jewish state. And Zionism is shmad. See above.