IDF refusal

Likud MK Kallner opposes criminal arrests for haredi draft evaders, backs economic sanctions

Kallner, a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, told 103FM that he does not think arresting yeshiva students is 'the right way.'

An Israeli soldier guard as young men gathered during a demonstration by Ultra-Orthodox Jews against Israel's military draft on June 17, 2026 outside the Beit Lid military base in Kfar Yona, Israel. The conscription of young ultra-Orthodox men into the military, from which they were long exempt.
HAREDI MEN protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an IDF draft order, in May 2026.

The price tag of opting out of the IDF - opinion

HAREDIM BLOCK a road to protest the arrest of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, near Bnei Brak, on Monday.

IDF should conscript Arabs to serve instead of haredi draft dodgers - opinion

 An illustrative image of haredi residents of Jerusalem's Ramat Eshkol neighborhood.

Haredi daycare bill: What is it and why should we care? - explainer


A look at IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi's first 100 days

Is the new Israeli chief of staff able to deal with Iran, Netanyahu, IDF reservist striking, settlements and violence in the West Bank?

 INCOMING IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi (L) and outgoing counterpart Aviv Kochavi (R) salute during an honor guard ceremony for Halevi, at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Jan. 16.

Netanyahu’s retreat will be like Napoleon’s from Russia

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The judicial misadventure’s undoing is inevitable, and it is underway.

 PEOPLE HOLD Israeli flags next to a banner of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a demonstration in Tel Aviv last week against the judicial overhaul.

What laws apply to Israeli soldiers protesting judicial reform? - explainer

Some military reservists, most notably pilots, have refused to attend training as a form of protest against the judicial reform. Do they have the right to do this?

Israel Air Force F-15i Ra'am fly at a Graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert. June 28, 2016.

IDF reservist duty has only dropped by 8% since August, IDF data shows

The numbers, which are in question, come as IDF reservists have vowed to strike in response to the Israeli judicial reform.

Reservists train during a battalion wide exercise in the Golan Heights.

Hundreds of IDF reservists avoiding call-ups amid judicial reform protests

750 reservists, comprised of a mix of Air Force, Unit 8200 intelligence and special forces personnel, have stopped answering their call-ups for training.

 SOLDIERS TAKE PART in an operation west of Nablus earlier this week.

IDF reservists refuse to serve to avoid war crimes trials - opinion

The real reason reservists are striking is this; Israeli fighter pilots are very vulnerable to prosecution for war crimes under international criminal law.

 ISRAELI FIGHTER pilots are extremely vulnerable to prosecution for war crimes under international criminal law.

'Military blackmailing': IDF service as a tool to impact Israeli policy

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Refusal to serve, refusal to show up for reserve duty, or refusal to partake in certain IDF operations isn't new, but this time it's over policies unrelated to the military.

 RESERVE SOLDIERS and veterans protest outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, against the government’s planned judicial overhaul, last month.

Are Israel's zealots the same as ancient Judea's zealots?

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The zealot attacks regardless of his resources, training or skill.

 DEMONSTRATORS OUTSIDE the US Consulate in Tel Aviv on March 7 call on the US to intervene to stop the government’s judicial overhaul.

Israel's soul is poisoned by false doomsday discourse - opinion

Israel is far healthier than protesters would have us believe. So, beware the doomsday discourse about irreparable depredations in Israel’s democratic moorings.

 AT A protest at Ben-Gurion Airport yesterday, a man holds a sign that reads ‘Dictator: Don’t return!’ as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Italy.