Oomis: I wrote a very long response, but decided to post only a fraction of it:
I apologize if I was too vague in making my point.
My point was that there is no legitimate and practical motive for conscripting Chareidim into the army; they are neither needed nor wanted. Secondly, take it from someone living here over 20 years and in regular contact with secular Israelis; the motive of the politicians and the masses they seek to woo has nothing to do with the noble quest for equality. Instead, political considerations have led them to declare was against us and our lifestyle.