At stake in the Israeli election: The ultra-Orthodox draft
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[0:00] Uh, I know you are. Uh, turning now to
[0:02] elections overseas. Uh, in less than 24
[0:04] hours, Israelis will head to the polls
[0:06] for the country's first national
[0:07] elections since the October 7th attacks.
[0:10] The election is largely seen as a
[0:11] referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin
[0:13] Netanyahu's leadership and security
[0:15] policies leading up to and during the
[0:17] past three years of war. CBS News senior
[0:20] reporter Dove Liieber joins us now from
[0:22] Tel Aviv where he's been looking at one
[0:24] of the main issues for voters, military
[0:26] service. Uh, Dove, uh, good morning.
[0:29] Good to see you. I I think people know
[0:31] that in Israel mandatory military
[0:33] service is a requirement, but not for
[0:35] everybody.
[0:38] >> That's right. Uh good morning, Vlad and
[0:39] Adriana. With Israel at war for over
[0:42] three years on multiple fronts, and t