Draft
Ex-PM Bennett slams Likud MKs for not opposing haredi draft bill, breaking coalition discipline
“The reservists are being abandoned because they don’t have a lobby in Likud. The mark of disgrace for abandoning IDF soldiers will be branded on every coalition member,” Bennett said.
IDF overhauls pre-draft medical screening checks during military conscription process with AI
Bnei Brak clashes reflect long-building tensions within haredi society, researcher says - interview
Haredi draft bill could trigger 'collapse' of Israel's Right in elections, aliyah minister warns
NGO calls on High Court to cut funding for alternative yeshivas, citing IDF draft evasion
The ultra-Orthodox IDF draft has come to a head as the Israel-Hamas war has seen reservists completing hundreds of days of duty. IDF says it needs more manpower to deal with the new security reality.
IDF needs to act on recruiting haredim - opinion
Only a conscription law that includes minimal exemptions and with teeth will enable the continued defense and prosperity of the state.
Israel Police's violence knows no bounds - comment
The Israel Police is actively adding fuel to the fire.
My Word: Wide awake in a war
Is IDF service suitable for every single young haredi man? No. But there can no longer be an excuse for mass exemptions.
Failure to draft ultra-Orthodox cost economy NIS 8.5 billion - study
These estimates were based on publicly available information and BDO estimates, and the calculation was based on conservative assumptions.
Younger sisters of two observers murdered on Oct. 7 enlist to the IDF on the same day
Both girls said that they thought their big sisters would be proud of them, and the watches they inherited will help them remember to keep in touch with their parents in the weeks ahead.
'Throw them in the toilet': Yitzhak Yosef urges students to 'tear up' draft orders
"What do we have without our Torah? Why did we come here—to become secular? If a draft notice arrives, tear it up. Do you have a toilet at home? Flush it down,” Yosef said.
Knesset debates bill to lengthen mandatory IDF service to 36 months
The expansion of the IDF's manpower is with the aim of meeting heightened security needs and reducing the burden on reservists.
Israel on its way to temporarily extending mandatory IDF service
Knesset extends IDF service to 36 months temporarily, sparking debate over fairness and military readiness amid financial concerns and opposition.
Shas spiritual leaders encourage haredim to refuse draft orders
The message stated Shas rabbis “have firmly instructed that as of now, with no new law yet established to regulate the status of yeshiva students, no draft orders or summons should be responded to."
