Israeli Election Rekindles Debate Over Military Service
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews are not required to perform military service in Israel, and the issue is subject to intense debate following the country’s election last week. Here, ultra-Orthodox men sign up for alternate civilian service earlier this month. Ultra-Orthodox Jews are not required to perform military service in Israel, and the issue is subject to intense debate following the country’s election last week. Here, ultra-Orthodox men sign up for alternate civilian service earlier this month. The rise of a new Israeli political party after last week’s elections has set the stage for renewed conflict over the country’s military draft. That new party, Yesh Atid, or “There is a Future,” campaigned on a promise to draft thousands of ultra-Orthodox students who are currently exempt from military service.
People:
Yesh Atid
Overall Sentiment: 0.14743
Relevance: 0.708436
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.409907
Rabbi Shmuel Jacobowitz
Overall Sentiment: -0.148374
Relevance: 0.346612
| Sentiment | Quote |
|---|---|
| -0.202015 | “It’s a form of ideological coercion, which should not be tolerated in a democratic world,” says Rabbi Shmuel Jacobowitz, … |
| 0.151135 | “anchor of the Jewish people,” he says, … |
| 0.22247 | “anchor of the Jewish people,” he says, “and we as a community feel that the survival of the Jewish people depends on this no less â and in many senses more â than on the physical protection of the state of Israel.” |
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Andre Atwood
Overall Sentiment: 0.239187
Relevance: 0.339229
Elishama Cohen
Overall Sentiment: 0.201164
Relevance: 0.314008
| Sentiment | Quote |
|---|---|
| 0.061243 | “I have [a] friend who the army had to rent an apartment for, in Jerusalem, because his family wouldn’t accept it at all,” Cohen says. |
| 0.059485 | “I have [a] friend who the army had to rent an apartment for, in Jerusalem, because his family wouldn’t accept it at all,” Cohen says. “I had a friend who has to take his uniform off on the bus before he goes home.” |
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Uri Regev
Overall Sentiment: 0.0329742
Relevance: 0.290012
| Sentiment | Quote |
|---|---|
| 0.0192666 | “The selection should be done by an objective board, and not by the yeshiva heads or the ultra-Orthodox leadership,” Regev says. … |
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paratrooper
Overall Sentiment: -0.222717
Relevance: 0.235504
| Sentiment | Quote |
|---|---|
| 0 | “Everybody has to serve in the army,” he says. … |
| -0.492995 | “Everybody has to serve in the army,” he says. “I mean, this is Israel. We live in a very difficult situation, and everybody should give his part and go to the army.” |
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Lord Jacobowitz
Overall Sentiment: -0.0487423
Relevance: 0.232304
Elia
Overall Sentiment: -0.122655
Relevance: 0.230876
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Additional Info:
Organization: Yesh Atid party
Overall Sentiment: -0.0796616
Relevance: 0.432959
Organization: army
Overall Sentiment: 0.0523496
Relevance: 0.384863
Organization: Likud Party
Overall Sentiment: 0.0634841
Relevance: 0.317294
FieldTerminology: Israelis
Overall Sentiment: 0.206061
Relevance: 0.328233
Country: Israel
Overall Sentiment: 0.0476162
Relevance: 0.856386
City: Jerusalem
Overall Sentiment: 0.0411112
Relevance: 0.314056
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