‘Criminal Record Can Be Overlooked’
Israeli settlers in the olive grove in which the shooting took place, on Saturday (those photographed have no relation to the article).
|Hagar Shezaf reports in Haaretz
The recruits are expected to undergo accelerated basic training for three weeks, after which they will be armed and stationed in the settlements. The program is open to civilians between the ages of 27 to 50, who have not served in the military
Candidates were asked to fill out a form to indicate, among other things, their religious affiliation such as ultra-Orthodox, national-religious, national ultra-Orthodox, religious or other.
Only ultra-Orthodox West Bank settlements are included in the list of localities that the candidates will secure. The settlements are Ibei Hanachal, Ma’ale Amos, Emmanuel, Beitar Ilit, Modi’in Ilit and Tel Zion.
A designated website states that candidacy will be evaluated according to “various criteria,” but does not specify what those criteria include. A person who called the army to inquire about the program was told that basic training would begin in two weeks and that he would receive the salary of a regular soldier, and after that the salary of a reservist.