IDF soldiers with a Haredi man. Photo: http://israelmatzav.blogspot.com.

Ynet – It was announced Wednesday that Science Minister Yaakov Peri will head a ministerial committee that will legislate issues pertaining to “equal share of the burden,” namely the integration of haredim in the job market and the in the IDF .

The committee – composed of Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, Housing Minister Uri Ariel, Environmental Protection Minister Amir Peretz and another minister from Yisrael Beiteinu – is to submit a bill to the Knesset within the next 49 days, in accordance with the coalition agreements.

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