Matthew Bell

Matthew Bell

Matthew Bell is a Jerusalem-based Middle East reporter. He has been with The World since 2001 and has filed stories from cities across the US and abroad.

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Ultra-Orthodox Men May Face Military Draft in Israel

July 4, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment
"Suckers Camp" protest in Tel Aviv. (Photo: Matthew Bell)

Mickey Gitzin (right) is one of the organizers of the "Suckers Camp" protest in downtown Tel Aviv. It's a group of Israeli army veterans who say the Ultra-Orthodox population is not sharing the social burden of military and national service. They want a new draft law that would require more religious students to serve in the army or national service. (Photo: Matthew Bell)

An Israeli government panel has recommended that most ultra-Orthodox men be required to join the army. Should the recommendation become law, those dodging the draft on religious grounds would be penalized. The World’s Matthew Bell reports from Jerusalem that religious lawmakers are up in arms.


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