Haredi draft
Netanyahu convenes emergency meeting as haredi parties threaten to block state budget vote
Both haredi parties have threatened to withhold support for the state budget unless agreements are reached on the draft law to avoid conscription.
IDF chief promotes Hashmonaim Brigade commander to chief adviser on ultra-Orthodox issues
Israel's Opposition hits 61 seat majority for first time in months - poll
IDF to trim reserve duty, could expand mandatory service as soldier shortage deepens
Police boost security for MKs Asher, Gafni over escalating threats amid draft law tension
A group of Haredi Jews protests in front of the home of MK Yaakov Asher in Bnei Brak against the draft law. Due to the escalation, police declared MKs Asher and Gafni at a level four threat.
'Not the way of the Torah': Netanyahu, politicians decry violent attack on Shas MK Yoav Ben-Tzur
“This is not the way of the Torah, this is not the way of the State of Israel; these violent criminals must be dealt with severely,” Opposition head Yair Lapid stated.
Haredi protesters attack Shas MK in Jerusalem following draft law advancement
Protesters shattered MK Ben-Tzur's car window and reportedly physically harmed him.
No more splinters: Israel can no longer fund its own vilification by haredim - opinion
The haredi protest, which took place last week, displayed the 'parisitism dressed up as piety' rampant in the haredi institutions which take public funding but revile the IDF
Opposition heads push for early elections, vow to 'fight draft-dodging law'
In the meeting, the leaders also spoke on plans to trigger early elections already in the Knesset’s ongoing winter session, rather than the scheduled date in October 2026.
WATCH: Horse in distress at yeshiva event for IDF draft dodger sparks outrage
Yeshivat Ateret Shlomo celebrated a student who refused to serve in the IDF. The event drew outrage after a horse fell during the procession, and the yeshiva was warned for mimicking hostage posters.
Refusing to serve divides society: How haredi draft dodging harms Israel - opinion
Haredi communities who so forcefully asserted themselves in the city did not just make a statement about the draft, but about their relationship with the very country they call home.
Netanyahu halts meetings on haredi draft bill, sparking opposition fury
The first discussion to present the outline of the newly updated bill had been slated for Monday.
End the ultra-Orthodox community's exemption from IDF service - editorial
The haredi establishment defends this detachment as the protection of the Torah world, but Torah study is not the private property of one social group.
Israeli opposition bloc would win Knesset majority if elections held today, poll shows
The poll asked respondents' views on the haredi IDF draft law formulated by the coalition government. The poll found that 43% of respondents opposed the proposed law, and 27% supported it.
