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As you hint, the impact of this war on the lives of former soldiers and their family will not be over once the war is over. Haredi leadership no doubt think they can maintain their status quo by extemporizing and dragging their feet, as usual. But the issue of grossly unequal contribution is only going to get bigger after the war ends. Why this time? Because veterans and their families, as a rule, demand societal changes in the peace that follows. This time, the size of the haredi population enjoying not just deferments, but a lifestyle upon which this war has had little impact, is far larger than ever before, and those who have sacrificed will not forget how we pleaded for help and support from our brothers, and how they chose to party on instead.

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