It appears thatan arrangement for hareidi national service will be determinednow,whilethe discussionoverArabservice will be completed by year's end, according to a Tuesday morning report by the Yisrael Hayom daily. The appraisal came at the end of talks, on Monday, between representatives of the Likud and Kadima parties.
The apparentnewdraftlawwill gradually reflect the hareidi community without deferral to after the age of22,so that by2016morethan 70percent of those turning18will take on military or civilian service.Personalsanctionsonthose who refuse service will besmallerandimplemented on a more gradual basis.