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WERE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE
into enemy hands, because in that Israel needed both Torah
most cases they don't want to kill and defense to exist as a Jewish
state. Thus, he decreed that
you," says Ms. Levy.
Mandatory army service yeshiva scholars would be ex-
builds a strong feeling of nation- empt from serving in the IDF, as
al pride, says Udi, a 20-year-old they were contributing to Israel's
soldier who works with Sar-El. defense as much as the soldiers
He remembers eagerly antici- on the front lines.
But over the years, some have
pating his army service.
Through that service, Israelis taken advantage of that exemp-
learn their country, he says, as tion and opted out of service with-
well as its tumultuous history. out devoting their lives to
A strong part of the Israel De- studying Torah, earning the con-
fense Forces is its educa- tempt of many a secular Is-
tional department, which Israeli soldiers raeli.
One Tel Aviv mother,
plans tours and lectures wait around for
for all soldiers, as well as maneuvers to born in New York, has had
volunteers. From Yad begin on the two children serve in the
Vashem to the Golani Golan Heights. IDF and cannot find a good
Brigade Memorial, army word for the haredim. Her
service teaches the soldiers about son, now in his mid-20s, served
those who have come before them in Israel's elite Frog Men, com-
- both Jewishly and nationally parable to the U.S. Navy Seals.
— and those who they will be- She looks at the issue from a very
come. simple perspective: Why should
Edward, a Russian-born 21- her son risk his life when others
year-old who speaks no English, do not?
That perspective is increasingly
says serving in the Israeli army
held throughout the Jewish state.
makes him a stronger Israeli.
While there are some Israelis Udi, a 20-year-old soldier with
who dread mandatory army ser- Volunteers for Israel, says the
vice, most do it with staunch haredim not serving is "not good.
pride. Ravit, 20, says mandatory Everybody needs to do the army
army service is "a necessary because all of the people are in Is-
thing. Even if you don't like it, rael, not just the secular."
In an effort to stem potential
people feel it's necessary."
Why? "We're surrounded by corruption, the government is
Arab states that don't want us now offering alternate national
around, so we have to protect our- service, especially for the ultra-
selves, have a well-built army," religious who bow out of time in
she says. the army, according to a
Aviva, 19, was born in Toron- spokesperson at the Israeli em-
to but spent much of her child- bassy in Washington, D.C. Most-
hood in Israel. "On the one hand, ly girls, but also some religious
having family overseas and see- boys, work in hospitals and oth-
ing kids my age becoming er community service agencies
lawyers and doctors, sometimes instead of the army, the
[I get] a little jealous — they're spokesperson says.
Ziv, 24, took part in academic
getting a jumpstart on life," she
reserve, where he had military
says.
"But on the other hand, I training for three and a half
wouldn't want to be anywhere months, then went to university,
else, do anything else. Army ser- then returned to the army.
vice matures you. It makes you "I don't think there's animosi-
feel so united, part of the coun- ty" between those who serve and
those who opt for other routes, he
try."
Today, one of the wars raging says. "I think you have to do it be-
in Israel is the tension between cause it's our country. No one else
secular Israelis, many of whom can do it for us. We are in small
fiercely fulfill their army service, numbers; everybody has to give
and some haredim who do not be- what he can."
Moti, 22, says army service in
lieve in the existence of a Jewish
state before the Messiah comes. Israel is "an obligation and a
David Ben-Gurion believed right. Until the age of 18, my