UTJ and Shas both represent communities that mostly don't serve in the IDF, by choice. That is not completely true for Shas, as many of their constituents do serve in the IDF, but we can call it a wash because some from the Hatzionut Hadatit and Otzman Yehudit parties also do not serve, though the overwhelming majority do.
So let's say about 28% of the parties in the government coalition represent people who actively by choice refuse to serve in the IDF.
I find it ironic that such a significant percentage of the government is supportive of its electorate not serving in the IDF, and the entire government is looking for ways to legally exempt them from service in the IDF... yet when some people are calling for IDF Reservists to refuse to show up for reserve duty (because of the judicial reform) the same government representatives are out screaming and calling them anarchists and that they shouldnt destroy the IDF and bring it into this fight...
I happen to agree and think people should not refuse their call to duty, should it come, but a government coalition so supportive of refusing IDF service getting upset about a few more people saying they wont serve is pretty ironic...
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