Katz rejects proposal to extend yeshiva students’ military service

Jerusalem Post - 20/04
Defense Minister Israel Katz rejected a military proposal to extend Hesder yeshiva students' service by four months, opting to keep the current term of one year and five months.

Defense Minister Israel Katz has turned down a request from senior military officials to extend the mandatory military service of Hesder yeshiva students, Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation reported on Sunday.

Hesder is an Israeli yeshiva program that combines Torah studies wi...
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