The IDF is trying to persuade high school girls to enlist in the army despite the exemptions they received for religious reasons, Kol B’Ramah reported on Sunday evening.
According to the report, the IDF sent numerous SMS messages to religious and Charedi high school girls who had obtained exemptions, offering them to enlist.
The girls reported that they receive dozens of messages a year, mainly with offers to serve in the Air Force and the Communications Corps.
“We offer you to take another look at service in the IDF. If you are interested in us contacting you (without giving up the exemption you hold), you can fill out this survey,” some of the messages read.
Another message from the army stated: “We invite you to take another look at service in the IDF, with an emphasis on positions in the Communications and Cyber Defense Division.”
Some of the girls who reported the phenomenon study at Chabad mosdos that are officially in the state-religious stream, although in practice they are Charedi institutions in every respect. Many other girls are from the Dati-Leumi sector.
Parents of girls who received the messages told Kol Barama that “this is chutzpah and harassment. If they sent one message, fine, but it’s one message every few weeks. The IDF’s conduct does not respect the sector.”
The IDF did not deny the claims, reponding: “These are messages sent to women from the state-religious education system, according to the Ministry of Education’s records, where many of them are interested in the various tracks available in the IDF that are compatible with their lifestyle. It should be emphasized that this is merely an accessibility measure, without any obligation. The IDF is working to allow a wide range of populations to enlist and serve in a worthy manner that suits their lifestyle, including those who have received an exemption or are not required to enlist at all.”
Earlier this month, Yesh Atid MK Shelly Tal Meron called for the enlistment of Chareidi girls to the IDF along with bnei yeshivos.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Hmm – would they be doing this if they had enough male recruits?
an Israeli Yid
All part of the Zionist agenda
Yesh Atid called for Chareidy Girls to enlist – THE ONLY OTHER COUNTRY WHERE THERE IS COMPULSORY ENLISTMENT FOR GIRLS/WOMEN IS: NORTH KOREA!
um, real charedi girls don’t have text on their phones…..
This is a disgrace. Girls should absolutely not be serving in an army, chareidi or not.
It goes completely against ethical and Jewish conduct.
Fighting Jewish wars in a manner that is against Torah is like putting out a fire with gasoline, Hashem yerachem.
They are trying to shmad them. This has been their goal all along, from the founding of their state until now.
Somejew,
Um text is so basic I don’t see why they wouldn’t
Well actually my girls are Charedi and we got NUMEROUS calls to our home phone. My wife asked them indignantly why are you calling?! They gave a soft pedaled answer and didn’t take it further…next week, another call…and another. It’s harassment, and intentional.
The Khartoum Daas Torah’s three NO’s: NO enlist, NO enlist, NO enlist. Useful.
leave our girls alone,
@davidthekanoi Norway, Sweden, and a handful of African countries do conscript both men and women. Other countries like Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and The Netherlands would draft women as well during times of war.