Policy Paper 156 | Cracks in the Consensusiv What led these elected representatives and social activists to join forces in the attempt to modify the venerable compulsory service model ? What political and socioeconomic forces are actively challenging the current model ? What arguments against the military draft in Israel are being advanced by its opponents ? What would be the appropriate model in the eyes of many sectors within the Israeli public ? These and other questions are at the core of the present study, which deals with public perceptions of the military conscription model and the model of a “people’s army” and attempts to identify and characterize the groups that are questioning the current model and proposing various options for well - paid volunteer service ( AVF ) . The study and the responses to these questions are based on various sources : analysis of public opinion polls ; a survey designed specifically to investigate this topic ; the qualitative analysis of focus group...
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