Few things are more provocative for non-haredim than haredi rabbis and students gleefully rejecting the government and refusing to defend the state – all while taking its money.

Tough talk and threats aside, Israel finds itself in a more vulnerable position than at any point in its history.

Bezalel Smotrich, our finance minister, has, in the meantime, diverted public funds to his party member, Orit Strock’s ...