Few things seem to stir up more fear among today's young people than the prospect of a military draft.

似乎没有什么比要服兵役更使青年人担心了。

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There were a number of protests against the military draft.

VOA: special.2009.10.15

Poor men opposed the draft, because it permitted rich men to escape military service.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

Jewish Home and Yesh Atid are keen to end a controversial system of military draft exemptions given to ultra-Orthodox seminary students, who are allowed to study Jewish texts in lieu of military service.

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In unexpected outcome, the centrist Yesh Atid party, which campaigned on a platform of helping the middle class and halting military draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox civilians, came in second place with at least 18 seats, according to exit polls.

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But the Yesh Atid party, a centrist movement devoted to helping the middle class and halting military draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox civilians, came in a surprising second place with 19 seats, according to two exit polls, and 18, according to a third.

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