There is something ironic in what is happening right now in Israel with the ultra-Orthodox and the government’s attempts to pass a new IDF draft law. It is ironic because in the aftermath of the Hamas attacks on October 7 and the government’s failures to prevent them, there was a feeling not that long ago that this is what will bring down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and lead to a new election. Instead, six months into the war, Netanyahu is climbing back up in the polls, and what seems more likely to topple his government is the standoff with ...