Again, until this generation , no one ever said that everyone should be in kollel.
No one in this generation says that either. And everyone is not in kollel in this generation. Look at popa’s numbers above. Less than 2% are in. (Actually, less than even 1%.)
The fact is that the vast majority of jungeleit in israel receive a stipend from the government and this is at the center of the argument.
No that is not the center of the argument. The reshoyim in Israel want to drag the bochorim and yungerleit out of the Yeshivos and mekomos HaTorah without regard for any stipend. They simply want to force them into their army. Even if they don’t take any stipend, MK Mofaz and MK Plesner want to criminalize and throw into prison any bochor or yungerleit who refuses to leave the Yeshiva — even if they don’t accept any money. The main argument isn’t over money. The reshoyim are demanding to (sic) “share the burden”.