Haredi draft
In Uman, annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage is clouded by arrests of yeshiva students in Israel
The arrests point to how this year’s Uman pilgrimage has emerged as a flashpoint in one of Israel’s most volatile political issues: whether haredi yeshiva students must serve.
Reservists Party principles: Zionist gov't, draft for everyone, Oct. 7 inquiry - interview
IDF grants draft dodgers 'holiday pardon' as thousands of soldiers observe holiday on front lines
Book and sword: Netanyahu hails IDF's haredi Netzah Yehuda battalion at Western Wall
Haredi protesters block Jerusalem highway in protest against draft-dodger arrest orders
The police explained that rioters began to disrupt the order by blocking the traffic lanes near the String Bridge at the city's entrance.
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IDF warns of extreme manpower shortage as MKs clash over haredi draft bill
“Only 3,000 haredi soldiers were recruited from two full draft cycles,” Bar Kalifa said. “That is why I say clearly: I need more soldiers.”
Nearly 30 haredi draft dodgers detained at Ben-Gurion Airport on way to Uman
The dodgers were detained and transferred to the Tel Hashomer recruitment center, where they will face trial or disciplinary action.
Cannot explain how Netanyahu is avoiding haredi IDF draft issue, Edelstein says
Ex-FADC chair Yuli Edelstein says Netanyahu is ignoring the draft issue, warns IDF strength at risk without continuous haredi recruitment.
Don't let the gov't fall: Israel needs unity, not division - opinion
Our children deserve more than vengeance. They deserve healing, stability, and hope. They deserve to see that even in crisis, their leaders can stand together.
Tensions with ultra-Orthodox are second most divisive conflict in Israeli society, poll finds
The poll also shows how 83% of Israeli Jews support ensuring freedom of religion, namely, the freedom for both secular and religious citizens to live according to their own worldview.
Haredi faction protests military draft, block Highway 4 in Bnei Brak area
The protests, led by hardline political organization Peleg Yerushalmi, were declared illegal by the police, who said they would begin dispersing the crowd shortly.
First haredi draft-dodger arrested on his way to Uman
Last week, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara instructed that the draft obligation be enforced on young men seeking to travel to Uman, and that they be arrested if necessary.
Israeli opposition lawmaker: Coalition ‘is reviving irrelevant 2022 text to appease ultra-Orthodox’
MK Efrat Rayten Marom warns that the proposed draft law ignores army needs as the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee intensifies the debate.
Haredi draft law revisions: Knesset FADC discusses reducing exemption age from 26
The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee wrapped three days of stormy talks on the haredi draft bill, focusing on whether to lower the exemption age of 26.
