Such a sad day - so many young men lost. Marc I apologize if I've read past it too fast, but have you explained in a post why it is a portion of the Israeli population believes they should he exempt from military service? I know I've read bits and pieces of the debate here, but I don't think I've seen why they believe they should be exempt - are there religious traditions or writings that lead them to believe this?
Impressive that the Air France crew chose to stay with the hostages. Not likely to happen today.
Such a sad day - so many young men lost. Marc I apologize if I've read past it too fast, but have you explained in a post why it is a portion of the Israeli population believes they should he exempt from military service? I know I've read bits and pieces of the debate here, but I don't think I've seen why they believe they should be exempt - are there religious traditions or writings that lead them to believe this?
I will try to answer this tonight. However, I short the answer: there is no religious text that justifies it.