Yuli Edelstein

Yuli Edelstein attacks Likud over draft legislation, plans new Zionist right-wing framework

“Hundreds of thousands of reservists who see what is happening feel as though they have been slapped in the face. It cannot be that this exacts no political price. What, is everyone blind?” he said.

MK Yuli Edelstein attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, December 9, 2025.
LT.-GEN. (RET.) GADI EISENKOT lost a son and two nephews to Israel’s wars, making him a potent symbol of what the IDF-serving population has endured while ultra-Orthodox leaders attempt to ‘etch non-service in constitutional stone,’ the author contends.

Middle Israel: Why Netanyahu's political formula no longer works - opinion

Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026.

Culture Minister Zohar releases video skewering the film industry

MK Yuli Edelstein speaks during a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, on January 13, 2026.

Political rivals Lapid, Edelstein, surprisingly align on national priorities - analysis


Rift deepens: Shas expected to leave gov't as Netanyahu, Edelstein conclude bill discussion

Because of the government's lack of progress on the haredi draft bill, some coalition parties are expected to leave the government.

 Shas MK Yinon Azoulay seen in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, July 22, 2024

Opposition blocks sending out IDF reserves call-up orders for the second time in a week

Opposition MKs also slammed the Netanyahu administration for dragging out drafting eligible Haredi men.

 IDF counterterrorism operation in the West Bank on May 13, 2025.

Yuli Edelstein is carrying the social covenant on his shoulders - editorial

Israel’s future depends on universal conscription, ensuring fairness and shared responsibility for all citizens during wartime.

 Committee Chairman Yuli Edelstein leads a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on March 24, 2025.

Ultra-Orthodox party declares Knesset rebellion until draft bill passes

The announcement was made as an attempt to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to advance with a new bill to regulate haredi IDF service.

 Haredi men are seen protesting the effort to draft ultra-Orthodox Israelis into the IDF.

Ronen Bar to clarify warnings about Netanyahu to closed session of Knesset on Wednesday

"We cannot ignore the grave letter from the head of the Shin Bet. Summon him immediately to present his claims.

 Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) Ronen Bar attends the state ceremony at Mount Herzl. September 26, 2023.

Knesset to hold urgent meeting over Brazil's investigation into IDF soldier for 'war crimes'

The discussion follows the Brazilian authorities' demand to investigate an IDF soldier for alleged war crimes. The classified session is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.

 Committee Chairman Yuli Edelstein leads a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on May 8, 2024

No backroom deals on IDF haredi draft bill, Likud MK Edelstein vows

“There are all kinds of talk about agreements behind the committee’s back. There is no such thing as behind the back of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee,” Edelstein said.

 Likud MK Yuli Edelstein attends a plenum session at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2024

MK Yuli Edelstein on national agenda: 'The IDF needs to change their tune'

“A heroic operation in the style of Entebbe is impossible under these conditions.”

Committee Chairman MK Yuli Edelstein leads a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 15, 2024

Edelstein's synagogue disputes claim they called police on women distributing hostage flyers

"The arrest of the women who placed the leaflets - madness, unequivocally disproportionate. We have no problem with what they did," Mauda told N12.

Hundreds of protesters accompanied Likud MK Yuli Edelstein on his way to synagogue on September 14, 2024.

Political protests must stay out of synagogues - editorial

The plight of the hostages and their families is a matter of life and death. The public’s frustration with perceived government inaction is understandable, and calls for action are justified.

 Likud MK Yuli Edelstein followed by protesters on September 14, 2024.