Next year our grandson will join the IDF. He’s working hard right now to raise his profile so he can be a combat soldier. Like millions of Israelis, we’re proud and nervous.

His mother and father, meanwhile, are paying crazy amounts of taxes so the Haredim my grandson will be defending can go home to a nice meal after a busy day of blocking roads.

The juxtaposition, and the resentment, aren’t new. No eloquent op-ed on either side is likely to change anyone’s mind, so why bother to argue? The issue is what is to be done.

Sending out draft notices, then arresting a few people with no real consequence, isn’t........

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