 He writes that "the turning away from the status of an "'am ha-nivhar", a chosen people, and the frightening rush toward assimilation were, according to the rules that govern Jewish destiny, the real causes for the Holocaust".Meiselman subscribes to Haredi views regarding the State of Israel and the Israel Defence Forces.He has stated that it is forbidden for a yeshiva student to join the Israeli army, and has criticized the Nachal Haredi, stating in an interview that Nachal Haredi has "not been successful in maintaining commitment to Torah."