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TEL AVIV — Growing numbers of young Israelis are finding ways to avoid compulsory military service, a trend that many think reflects declining social cohesion in the Jewish state and increasing alienation from its most venerated institution.
TEL AVIV — Growing numbers of young Israelis are finding ways to avoid compulsory military service, a trend that many think reflects declining social cohesion in the Jewish state and increasing alienation from its most venerated institution.
TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert huddled with Cabinet ministers yesterday to discuss Syria and Lebanon amid heightened speculation that Israel may be at a crossroads between war and renewed peace talks with Damascus.
Hana Shalabi has lost 31 pounds, her muscles are wasting, and she is in excruciating pain, said Ran Cohen of Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, which has provided her a doctor.
Ran Cohen, who serves on the parliament's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, said that compares with 10 percent of eligible Israeli men who received exemptions a decade ago.
