In my opinion it is similar to the Tale of Two Cities. The Haredis lives in whole different environment then the chalonis. Why should they fight to protect a government they feel discriminants against them. The Chalonis think that because they control the Supreme Court they can force the Haredim to fight their war. A war that they themselves don’t want to fight. There were draft laws before, which required them to declare that Torah was their occupation in order to get the draft exemption, which they did. Since the students could not work they remained in yeshiva longer. However this created other problems the government had to provide services for the poor and since they didn’t work they couldn’t pay taxes. The government need them to work in order to not be a burden
The only thing the government can do is put them in jail. Going to jail is not really a problem for them since they can probably still learn, daven with a minyan and get three meals a day there. So why join the army. The government needs them to willing join the army not having soldiers that don’t give a dam and wouldn’t fight.
