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The False Dilemma

JL;DR SUMMARY In "The False Dilemma," Natan Slifkin critiques the so-called "Enlistment Law" in Israel, arguing that it is not truly about forcing charedim to enlist in the army but rather about formalizing exemptions. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdfNetanyahuIsraeli PoliticsCharedimMilitary ServiceYoav GallantCoalitionEconomic ImpactYuli EdelsteinEnlistment Law

Places mentioned

Israel
"The cost to the country, in particular to the reservists and their families, is immense and unsustainable."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"destroying Hamas as military and political force, and having Gazas security and governance being controlled by someone other than Hamas"

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