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One possible cause of confusion: In Israel, Muslim men do not have compulsory military service (and relatively few volunteer), but Jewish and Druze men do; most Druze men in Israel serve in the mi...
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Aliza
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2021-01-23T15:37:21Z (almost 4 years ago)
clarified what's being answered and what isn't
- One possible cause of confusion:
- In Israel, Muslim men do not have compulsory military service (and relatively few volunteer), but Jewish and [Druze men do](https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-idf-to-disband-druze-battalion-1.5363658); [most Druze men in Israel serve in the military](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druze_in_Israel#Military_service_and_public_office). A group of Jews forming a minyan who were not aware of this might well count any man in an IDF uniform.
(I have personally seen someone make this assumption.)
- One possible cause of confusion:
- In Israel, Muslim men do not have compulsory military service (and relatively few volunteer), but Jewish and [Druze men do](https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-idf-to-disband-druze-battalion-1.5363658); [most Druze men in Israel serve in the military](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druze_in_Israel#Military_service_and_public_office). A group of Jews forming a minyan who were not aware of this might well count any man in an IDF uniform.
- (I have personally seen someone make this assumption; I assume it is a more likely error among visitors to Israel.)
- This does not touch on the question of "do Druze men count to a halachic minyan" but does answer the underlying question of "why would someone think Druze can be counted" and the question asked in a comment of "is this merely hypothetical."
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Aliza
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2021-01-22T13:26:21Z (almost 4 years ago)
close paren
- One possible cause of confusion:
In Israel, Muslim men do not have compulsory military service (and very few volunteer, but Jewish and [Druze men do](https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-idf-to-disband-druze-battalion-1.5363658); [most Druze men in Israel serve in the military](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druze_in_Israel#Military_service_and_public_office). A group of Jews forming a minyan who were not aware of this might well count any man in an IDF uniform.- (I have personally seen someone make this assumption.)
- One possible cause of confusion:
- In Israel, Muslim men do not have compulsory military service (and relatively few volunteer), but Jewish and [Druze men do](https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-idf-to-disband-druze-battalion-1.5363658); [most Druze men in Israel serve in the military](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druze_in_Israel#Military_service_and_public_office). A group of Jews forming a minyan who were not aware of this might well count any man in an IDF uniform.
- (I have personally seen someone make this assumption.)
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Aliza
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2021-01-22T13:22:39Z (almost 4 years ago)
removed personal source; added links.
- One possible cause of confusion:
In Israel, at least as of 1982, Muslim men do not do military service, but Jewish and Druze men do. A group of Jews forming a minyan who were not aware of this might well count any man in an IDF uniform.(Source: a friend of mine met a Druze soldier and didn't realize he wasn't Jewish until she had already gotten emotionally attached to him.)
- One possible cause of confusion:
- In Israel, Muslim men do not have compulsory military service (and very few volunteer, but Jewish and [Druze men do](https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-idf-to-disband-druze-battalion-1.5363658); [most Druze men in Israel serve in the military](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druze_in_Israel#Military_service_and_public_office). A group of Jews forming a minyan who were not aware of this might well count any man in an IDF uniform.
- (I have personally seen someone make this assumption.)
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Aliza
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2021-01-22T13:09:58Z (almost 4 years ago)
One possible cause of confusion: In Israel, at least as of 1982, Muslim men do not do military service, but Jewish and Druze men do. A group of Jews forming a minyan who were not aware of this might well count any man in an IDF uniform. (Source: a friend of mine met a Druze soldier and didn't realize he wasn't Jewish until she had already gotten emotionally attached to him.)