Informed Comment daily updates (04/06/2024)

 

Israel on the Brink as Ultra-Orthodox Exemption from Military Service is Set to End Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – On March 29, the Israeli Supreme Court ordered the government to stop subsidizing the academies and yeshivas (seminaries), whose students have been exempted from military service since Israel’s founding. This move, brought by Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara, was prompted by the expiration of prior government actions to maintain […]

Israel’s Attacks on Aid Workers Must End By Mitchell Zimmerman | ( Otherwords.org) – Israel has come under intense criticism for killing aid workers helping the civilian victims of its war in Gaza. Most recently, an Israeli drone fired three missiles at a World Central Kitchen convoy, killing all seven humanitarian aid workers present. The trucks were clearly marked and their route […]

With Its Deterrence Strategy Weakened, Iran Faces Pressure To Hit Israel By Kian Sharifi | – ( Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty ) – Iran’s strategy of deterrence against Israel has suffered greatly since the outbreak of the Gaza war — particularly after the brazen attack on its consulate in the Syrian capital on April 1. Eighteen members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), including […]

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