Haredi draft
Female IDF officer denied entry to Haredi military base because of gender, IDF says
Haredi soldiers denied a female logistics officer entry to a Mount Hermon military base because of her gender, despite IDF regulations allowing professional personnel access.
Haredi parties may refuse to endorse both Netanyahu, Eisenkot after Israeli election, sources say
Universal conscription, constitution plan: Liberman reveals requirements to form government
Bennett pledges to redirect 'NIS 30 billion from draft evaders,' to those serving in the IDF
Beyond the haredi draft: What’s really at stake for Israel’s future - opinion
It would be a national mistake if many make one of the most consequential political decisions of their lives based primarily on anger over a single issue, without considering the much broader impact.
High Court appears poised to strike down law freezing haredi draft enforcement
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara on Friday asked the court to strike down the law, arguing that it retains the duty to enlist while removing the consequences for refusal.
Rabbi Yaakov Aharon Farber, founder of Ma'alot Tzur haredi enlistment program, dies at 32
Farber was the founder and CEO of Ma'alot Tzur, a program that integrated Haredim into the IDF.
Government tells High Court draft arrests risk civil war, says case outcome 'known in advance'
“Israel needs haredi recruits, not haredi detainees,” the government said, arguing that arrests of yeshiva students could reverse a gradual increase in enlistment and risk civil war.
'Abandoning values': Yoaz Hendel accuses Religious Zionist Party of encouraging mass draft evasion
The former minister rejected reliance on Arab and haredi parties, called for a broad Zionist government, and said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should leave office.
A-G asks High Court to strike down 'discriminatory' haredi draft enforcement freeze
The law passed the Knesset on July 14. Justice Ofer Grosskopf froze it the following day and ordered the state and Knesset to explain why it should not be struck down.
Netanyahu’s haredi gamble may become his biggest election liability - analysis
Years of concessions to haredi partners may now pose a political risk for Netanyahu, as right-wing voters express growing anger over the draft exemption issue.
Haredi draft dodgers should avoid airports, border crossings to evade arrest, yeshiva council warns
It added that yeshiva students who wish to travel abroad and have not shown up for their draft order must ensure they are allowed to fly and will not be arrested at the airport.
Mandatory service extension will not solve army manpower crisis, head of IDF personnel warns
Bar Kalifa wrote that the extension of mandatory service approved by the Knesset plenum on Thursday “does not eliminate the need to expand the pool of draftees.”
Over 70 mayors, council leaders file petition against haredi draft exemption law
"Studying Torah is an important value in the Jewish people, but no less important than that is the value of preserving and defending the land," the petition explained.
