Israeli army looks to recruit Palestinian #Christians
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/israeli-army-looks-recruit-palestinian-christians
Palestinians scuffle with Israeli soldiers in the center of the West Bank city of Hebron, on February 21, 2014. (Photo: AFP- Thomas Coex) Palestinians scuffle with Israeli soldiers in the center of the West Bank city of Hebron, on February 21, 2014. (Photo: AFP- Thomas Coex)
Occupied Jerusalem- Compulsory military service was imposed on the #Druze community in #Israel in 1956 and on the Circassian community in 1958. Druze and Circassian girls and religious Druze however are exempt from service in the army. The percentage of Druze who serve in the Israeli army is about 83 percent according to Israeli army statistics and the Israeli media. There are also 1,100 Bedouins who are voluntarily serving in the Israeli occupation (...)
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