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Source: http://www.idf.il/newsite/english/0223-2.stm
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Serve in the IDF
(Israel Defense Forces) The 'Netzah Yehuda' (Forever Judah) program integrates ultra-Orthodox Jews who do not study in Jewish seminaries into combat units in the IDF. The program that drafts ultra-Orthodox youth into the Judah battalion, a specially tailored infantry unit, began in 1999. The soldiers complete two years of active military service which includes basic training, training exercises, and participating in military operations with the rest of the Jordan Valley brigade.