PBA: I think you’re a little over the top here, on two counts. Anything pertaining to Pikuach Nefesh is Muttar in war. Those 4 things are Muttar for an army even with no Pikuach Nefesh involved, because there are some things where we like making the soldiers’ lives easier. And I don’t think this counts as a Shmad for Yeihareg V’al Ya’avor (though if it did it would be irrelevant whether or not this was an Ervah issue), but I have to think about that more. But yes, you are correct that much of the secular leadership in Israel wants us not to be Frum. However, it’s not everyone, it’s probably not even a majority, and that group might not make them not worth dealing with (that probably depends on the individual cases).
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