Haredi draft
Bennett calls to dissolve Knesset, form constitution at kick-off party event with Lapid
The remarks came on Tuesday, as Bennett outlined his plans for the country if elected, alongside opposition leader Yair Lapid, at the first major campaign event of their newly merged Together party.
Herzog urges negotiations toward plea deal in Netanyahu criminal trial
Haredi spiritual leader gives green light for Degel Hatorah to disband gov't over draft law
IDF to establish haredi-manned suicide drone factory, aiming to counter Hezbollah threat - report
Likud returns to support levels from before October 7, RZP fails to pass threshold, poll finds
Religious Zionist Party, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, slid under the threshold with 2.8% support, as public divisions over the IDF draft framework and the state budget grew.
Will Israel go back to Gaza fighting, draft haredi men? MKs weigh in
This week on The Deep Dive, Jacob Laznik breaks down the deadlock over Israel’s Haredi draft bill with Keshet Neev, MK Moshe ‘Kinley’ Turpaz, and MK Dan Illouz.
Israel faces tough choices over haredi draft exemptions, legal expert warns - interview
Legal expert Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz warns that Israel’s draft bill for the Haredi community may entrench societal divisions and worsen long-term challenges for the economy and military.
Haredi IDF enlistment could save Israeli economy up to NIS 14 billion annually
A month of reservist service costs about NIS 38,000 ($11,700), while conscripting young Haredim is far cheaper and may even encourage them to join the workforce.
80 km. on foot: Sharren Haskel’s three-day march in protest of haredi draft bill - interview
“I couldn’t just sit there and continue to argue and see they’re not changing their minds,” Haskel told the Post about the marathon discussions on the bill taking place in the Knesset.
Draft law needs legal work, only services haredim, says A-G in advisory opinion
Israel's Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said the current version of the haredi draft law would benefit only ultra-Orthodox men.
Majority of Israel's ex-Soviet immigrants oppose Netanyahu, back draft law - poll
Approximately 1 million eligible voters in Israel are immigrants from the former Soviet Union, part of a wider Russian-speaking community that comprises roughly 15% of the population.
IDF should conscript Arabs to serve instead of haredi draft dodgers - opinion
The demographic potential of Muslim Arab men aged 18 stands at over 12,500 young men per year – a figure equivalent to the enlistment potential of haredi men.
Likud MK advances October 7 investigation bill, expected to be voted in Knesset in coming weeks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured that “the investigation committee will be equal between the coalition and the opposition."
Revised haredi draft bill 'historic mistake,' security threat, Eisenkot warns Knesset panel
Additionally, former prime minister Naftali Bennett said if elected, he would cancel the government's haredi IDF exemption bill.
