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Do Israeli Politicians' adult children get conscripted just like the average adult Israeli citizen as part of mandatory service? (lemmy.world)

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I was just reading about how a current Israeli war minister’s son died in combat and it made me wonder that if Israeli’s politicians who make these decisions know their family will be affected by it personally and directly, does that lend towards the suggestion that it is more likely they are making genuinely ethically and morally correct decisions to engage in war stuff given their personal skin i the game?

It would seem totally different from American politicians like Cheney who create bullshit geopolitical conflicts knowing full well their progeny will never be touched by it…

Edit: I'm assuming they actually care/give a shit about their offspring and family, even if only just for appearences

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[-] demystify@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago

In theory. In practice, I doubt it.

The Israeli parliament consists of 120 politicians. Their children would need:

to not be Haredi, which are exempt from service
to be between the ages of 18-21, which is when their mandatory service runs
to serve in combat units

Chances are only a few of them answer this criteria (even less considering the extremist portion of this specific government which didn't serve, and their children likely don't serve either), and even they are likely not above pulling strings to get them out of danger. Except for that politician you talked about, apparently.

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That is absolute bullshit about the Heredi. Its like, ok you can live in this unlrotected/untaxed area and be self-governing. Best of luck, let the Lord ur God fight off your/his enemies 🙄

They are gonna have to form their own army and I suspect they're way to freaking soft and parasitic to be able to do so unilaterally or even on Easy mode

Edit: do they at least pay taxes or are they basically a completely mooching cancer on Israeli society that just fucks and prays and creates sewage they dont bear the cost of?

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