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I have plenty of Charedi relatives and they say things like there is no difference between the catholic church and the Kennesset. Many disparaging things here have been said about Rav Kook.
When the whole country shuts down to respect the dead, the chreadim continue going on like nothing is happening.
In fact there is a post on the news area about the Israeli Flag flying at Ponovich like it does every Yom Haatzmaut and of course there is a negative comment about it.
ZD: As (I think) Rabbi Galinsky replied to this very observation, they ARE on the front lines – in a different regiment. Their contribution, input to the war / security effort? PRICELESS!! How many korbonos did they protect, safeguard, avoid? Do you know??? How many disasters did they cause to be averted??? Do you know??? Yes, the bnei Yeshivos ARE contributing.. to a different effort, area!! No, you (and no one) wants to risk doing away with that.
How much security did the yeshivas provide against the Nazis. Yes learning is important, but so is also fighting for your right to exist with a gun. Sometimes you have to learn and other times you have to fight.