National service israel
Supermajority of Israeli Arab students support non-security-linked national service, study finds
A new study reveals that 75% of Israeli Arab 12th-grade students support volunteering for non-security national service. There is also strong backing for Arab parties joining the next coalition.
Diaspora volunteers in Israel’s national service program help families displaced by Iran war
Maryland to MDA: How an oleh found his place on Israel’s front lines
Tradition and transition: How the Haredi world is quietly evolving - opinion
A year in their lives
Known in Hebrew as “shnat sherut” – a one-year voluntary service program – the first letter of each word, Shin, becomes the acronym shin-shin, the plural of which is shinshinim.
Civilian National Service finally gains recognition – 4 decades on
Minister wants program accorded status parallel to that of IDF.
What the Experience of my Daughter in the Israeli Army can teach American Society
Top National Security Council official named in corruption probe
Bar-Yosef served as deputy head of the National Security Council from 2009 to 2015, and before that was director of the Knesset’s Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee.
Bill would cancel national service volunteers for foreign government-funded NGOs
There are 25 such NGOs registered in Israel, five of which have a total of 12 volunteers doing national service.
Three times as many Arabs as Haredim volunteer for national service
Breakthrough program to enable Arab youth to serve communities may become national model
Project is designed for Arab youth ages 18-21 who want to volunteer in their communities in educational institutions and social services 4 days a week for at total of 30 hours, plus training.
Deputy A-G: Withdrawal of national service slots is unlawful
MK Ariel undeterred, vows to regulate the matter.
From high school to the home front
As the title implies, the story does more than scratch the surface; we follow the soldiers when they go home to their worried families and undergo questioning from their friends.
National Service volunteers in Eilat now eligible for free public transport
Until now, the volunteers received free trips only up to Arava Junction, where they then had to fund the remainder of their journeys to Eilat – amounting to NIS 58 each way.
