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How 400 Yeshiva Students Became 66,000 Exemptions
How did a pragmatic 1947 letter from David Ben-Gurion exempting 400 yeshiva students from military service transform into today's reality of 66,000 exemptions and far-right ministers running Israel's security apparatus? This episode traces the seventy-five-year arc from the original status quo deal through the rise of Shas, the rupture of the 2005 Gaza disengagement, and the normalization of Kahanist politicians like Itamar Ben Gvir. We explore how religious parties evolved from junior coalition partners to indispensable kingmakers, and what that means for Israeli democracy. Episode 2933 —…
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