Corinne Gideon opens up about ultra-Orthodox conscription: "There are not easy conversations around the table"

Media personality and influencer Corinne Gideon, who is married to Hili Sorotzkin, a member of a well-known ultra-Orthodox family and grandson of Rabbi Raphael Sorotzkin, addresses one of the most burning and sensitive issues in Israeli society in an interview.

Gideon, who has lived for years on the complex divide between the secular world and the ultra-Orthodox sector, was asked whether she and her husband hold similar views regarding the issue of ultra-Orthodox conscription into the IDF. In her response, she provides a rare and complex look at the processes and tensions occurring beneath the surface, not only at the national level but also around the family Shabbat table. When asked about her husband Hili's position, Gideon replied:

"Yes, I think that Hili too, from the place that he did not enlist, today he would enlist. And many of his family are enlisting, not all. There are not easy conversations around the table."

These remarks reflect a deep change occurring in parts of the entire ultra-Orthodox society since the war, where the desire to combine an ultra-Orthodox lifestyle with bearing the security burden is becoming a topic of discussion within homes.

Beyond the issue of military service, Gideon chose to share the personal price she pays for expressing opinions in the public sphere, as part of an interview for 'Good Evening with Guy Pines'. As someone accustomed to sharing her life openly on social media, she admits that experience and criticism in the past have made her cautious:

"My role is not to tell who to vote for. Today the price one pays for expressing an opinion is a very high price, and I have been burned. It is my responsibility, and today my hand is not light on the trigger. It is not simple — it does not hurt the pocket, but it hurts the soul."