Haredi draft
Coalition talks at a crossroads as Eisenkot, Netanyahu battle for haredi parties
One of the central issues occupying the haredi parties is the guarantees they would receive that commitments made to them would be honored after the government is sworn in.
NGO seeks ruling on draft-linked tax discounts after Sa’ar appointed interior minister
Haredi MKs propose exempting haredi yeshiva students from IDF service at 26, halting arrests
No to the war against the haredim, yes to Israel’s security - opinion
Stun grenades, water cannon deployed to disperse haredi protesters blocking Highway 4 near Yavne
The highway was reopened to traffic after about two hours of protests, which were sparked by the arrests of two IDF draft evaders over the weekend.
Israel picks between 'secular democracy or theocracy' in election, chess master Garry Kasparov says
"Just as Abraham Lincoln observed that the government could not persist 'half slave and half free,' Israel cannot go on half theocratic and half secular," Kasparov, whose father was Jewish, said.
Haredi draft dodgers subjected to 'Holocaust' treatment, ultra-Orthodox Knesset candidate claims
"Our situation is close to what it was in the Holocaust," Stark said. "And there's no other way to say it."
Israeli election campaigns must move past political gimmicks to tackle critical issues - editorial
With two weeks to go, let’s hear how the parties are going to deal with education, transportation, the environment, the unequal IDF draft, the worrying wave of emigration, and the West Bank.
Two haredi protesters arrested after attempting to break into IDF office in Bnei Brak
The office belonged to the IDF's Kodkod program, which allows haredi men aged 23 and older who are not eligible for combat service to serve in technology-related positions in the IDF.
Deri issues haredi draft law ultimatum as Houthis threaten Saudi Arabia
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Deri demands haredi draft law as condition for Shas to join next government
"There will be no government in Israel with Shas's support or participation unless the status of yeshiva students is regulated," Deri said.
Female IDF officer denied entry to haredi military base because of gender, IDF says
Haredi soldiers denied a female logistics officer entry to a Mount Hermon military base because of her gender, despite IDF regulations allowing professional personnel access.
Haredi parties may refuse to endorse both Netanyahu, Eisenkot after Israeli election, sources say
Haredi sources believe that if the opposition bloc secures a majority to replace the Knesset speaker, it may also also gather the support needed to form a government.
Universal conscription, constitution plan: Liberman reveals requirements to form government
Lieberman said on Sunday that mandatory military or civilian service for all Israelis would be a nonnegotiable condition for joining a government, while proposing a constitution drafted by experts.
