Can Israel's ultra-Orthodox military volunteers help defuse the battle over conscription?
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Yossi Levi is a member of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, whose exemption from compulsory military service is dividing Israel and threatens to topple its government. In fact, around 10% of the haredim, as the ultra-Orthodox are known, come forward voluntarily for the standard three years of military service, Levi said. The IDF does not publish troop numbers.

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