Re R Steinman
I think the answer is simple.
Did he support the draft ?
Absolutely not.
But he recognized that we do not live in an ideal world , and that necessitates pragmatism
he recognized that haredim are a minority living in galut.
the binary choice would -in his view- be
between all out war with the majority as it unfortunately became the case now, and
a tacit approval for the weaker non yir’at shamayim element , or better said the hefker OTD crowd who still wear haredi levush
to enlist and have a rigid framework , while all other haredim , including the working element legally deferring or being exempted.
So , barring a clear cut case of haredi levush but already OTD , he would advise not to enlist
that’s my understanding of his approach , and may be wrong …
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