Poll: 76% of Israeli Jews oppose new draft bill
  • 8 years ago
The Knesset's new bill on the military draft was amended Monday at the request of ultra-Orthodox parties, yet a poll by the Smith Institute showed that 76 percent of the Jewish public opposes the main amendment to the bill, which postpones the drafting of yeshiva students by six years.
A poll commissioned by the Hiddush movement, which advocates religious freedom and equality according to its official website, shows that just 24 percent of the Jewish public supports the amendment.
Looking at specific populations, it seems that ultra-Orthodox populations tend to support the bill, the non-religious and traditional populations oppose it, and the non-Orthodox religious population is somewhat split - with 53 percent supporting the bill and 47 percent opposed to it.