Dozens of Israelis pledged to return their army reserve ID cards to protest last week’s passage of a law granting draft deferrals to yeshiva students. The initiative was begun by Noam Peleg, a student who serves as a reserve medic, the Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported.
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