All 54,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews eligible for military service will be called on to arrive for actual service by July 2026.

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Haredi Orthodox Jews, meanwhile, are also divided over whether to turn out and vote for a slate promising to represent their interests. For nearly all of Zionist history, there was no haredi slate.

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