Cannon fodder? If you are a soldier from the religious Zionist sector it is 3 times more likely you will be killed than if you are not religious
By Ezequiel Doiny
On December 27, 2023 Arutz 7 reported “Channel 12 political pundit Amit Segal noted on Wednesday that he does not believe that the religious Zionists are receiving their due credit in the war, considering the fact that a significant percentage of the soldiers who have fallen in the war come from that sector.
“…Segal said that for years there has been a “crusade of defamation and division against the religious Zionists, for instance, against the Eli pre-military academy. ‘It’s poison; it must be closed down,’ they said; 14 of the fallen soldiers are alumni. 45% of the fallen soldiers are from the religious Zionist sector, and even more, if you count what is called the ‘clear kippot’ – the ones who are no longer religious [but were raised on religious Zionist values].” “And no one even mentions it. No one says ‘Maybe what we thought about those ‘crazy’ people on the hills in Judea and Samaria, with side curls, tzitzit, and an Uzi submachine gun, maybe we should stop and think again.’ Forget it, you don’t even have to think again, you don’t even have to stop evacuating outposts; just say that sentence.” Those who identify with the religious Zionist sector make up about 20% of Israel’s population according to a 2019 poll…”
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/382665
If those who identify with the religious Zionist sector make up about 20% of Israel’s population why 45% of the dead soldiers are from the religious Zionist sector?
Is the IDF sending a higher proportion of religious Jews to the frontline to use them as cannon fodder like the Tzar did?
Are the probabilities of dying higher if you are soldier from the religious Zionist sector?
Yes.
Suppose there are 10,000 soldiers, assume 80% are not religious and 20% are religious. 8,000 not religious, 2,000 religious.
Suppose 1% (or 100) of those 10,000 soldiers die. 55% are not religious (55 dead non religious soldiers). 45% are religious (45 dead religious soldiers).
Probability of dying = 55/8000 = 0.0069=0,69% (for not religious soldiers)
Probability of dying = 45/2000 = 0.0225=2.25% (for religious soldiers)
Dividing both probabilities = 2.25%/0.69% = 3.26
That means if you are a soldier from the religious Zionist sector it is 3 times more likely you will be killed than if you are not religious.
Is the IDF using soldiers from the religious Zionist sector as Cannon fodder?
Ezequiel Doiny is author of “Obama’s assault on Jerusalem’s Western Wall” and “Jerusalem is the Spiritual capital of Judaism while Mecca is the Spiritual Capital of Islam”
