1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="duSHIAoyqd"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/barak-faces-coalition-tug-of-war-over-bill-to-draft-yeshiva-students">Barak Faces Coalition Tug of War over Bill to Draft Yeshiva Students</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/barak-faces-coalition-tug-of-war-over-bill-to-draft-yeshiva-students/embed#?secret=duSHIAoyqd" width="600" height="338" title="“Barak Faces Coalition Tug of War over Bill to Draft Yeshiva Students” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="duSHIAoyqd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> One of Israeli society’s most painful rifts — the religious-secular divide — resurfaced this week as the Knesset gave preliminary approval to a bill on drafting fervently Orthodox yeshiva students. The bill would allow the students to be exempt from military service until age 23, when they would decide whether to continue their studies or […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315