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Of the 3,000 religious Haredi men who received army conscription notices during the summer, only 461 complied.
"The IDF is investing great efforts to recruit ultra-Orthodox members under conditions that will allow them to maintain their lifestyle and beliefs.”
Many IDF reservists have done over 300 days of service since the war began due to the shortage of fighters to replace them.
The event saw 31 Haredi men, graduates of the “Avneit” unit, complete their rigorous training and officially join the ranks of the Border Police, a paramilitary unit within the Israel Police that focuses on border security, counterterrorism, and maintaining internal security.
Arbel was speaking one day after Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told lawmakers he would begin drafting yeshiva students next month.
Benny Gantz submitted this bill in the previous Knesset.
Haredi party leaders have expressed openness to the proposed legislation as it does not include forced enlistment quotas.
By Hanan Greenwood / Israel Hayom
In most cases, these are students from the Sephardi yeshivot, who are in any case better integrated into the general Israeli society.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Israeli prime minister had asked for another extension—this time for 30 days—so he could reach a political agreement on the issue
By Israel Hayom
Haredim who enlist would get benefits while those who do not would be financially disadvantaged through what is called “negative incentives.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"If the conscription law is not passed before the budget, we will withdraw from the government," Yitzhak Goldknopf said.
By JoeSettler
Asking the right questions and looking at the data a little differently makes you realize that everything you've been told about Chareidim is wrong.
Litzman: We have no interest in going to elections, but we can’t compromise on such a substantial and fundamental issue.
Reservists in air defense and home front command have been called up.
Bennett has been courting the Haredi community to expand the ranks of Bayit Yehudi voters.
Minister Naftali Bennett has a lot to learn from Netanyahu about properly using props...
Defense Minister Liberman's Purim message to his Chareidi coalition partners.
By JoeSettler
The Peleg Yerushalmi protesters are not Yeshiva students and not Hareidi.
I have no words to describe my contempt for the "Rabbinic" leaders of the Peleg, who -- in their unbelievable arrogance and shortsightedness -- have stood by and not only allowed but ENCOURAGED this desecration of G-d, including fighting police and army, while in turn often calling them murderers and Nazis for simply trying to move them out of the way of traffic.
The young men "shared" their lives on Facebook, proving they were not living Chareidi lives, as they had claimed to the IDF.
Israeli police detained a few Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters who were blocking the main road in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Meah Shearim, during a demonstration against the arrest of two other Ultra-Orthodox army deserters.
By JNi.Media
Several coalition MKs are opposing the committee’s proposed changes to the draft law. The ultra-Orthodox have made it clear that the issue is a deal breaker,
By JNi.Media
Aric Martoian left Armenia at age 5, went back to visit while on break from the IDF, and was arrested for dodging the Armenian draft.
One arrested student is suspected of hitting a policeman in the face with a metal bar.
They may be the Prime Minister of Israel and his wife, but today they were just like every other normal Israeli parent sending their son (Avner) off to the army for the draft. Bahatzlacha!
The IDF has announced it will begin to offer Israeli Christians the chance to enlist in Israel’s army.
Streets were blocked, garbage burned, and some general mayhem ensued after a Haredi draft dodger was arrested.
The video is in Hebrew, but you'll get the idea even if you don't understand. Very inspiring. A "Kiddush Hashem".
The protest was a peaceful one.
By Shalom Bear
While Dati-Leumi Rabbis show solidarity with Haredim, Haredi MK Gafni threatens to destroy Hesder yeshivot and the Settlements.
One would think that finally, at long last, a long standing inequity will be eliminated.
By JTA
Haredi Orthodox yeshiva students will face criminal charges for dodging the draft under a proposed law, after the intervention of the prime minister, Israeli media has reported. Under the proposed military draft law, the Haredi men would be criminally charged for evading the draft, but the penalties would not go into effect until 2017, according […]
By Shalom Bear
The IDF wants more Religious-Zionist girls to sign up, and is planning on taking steps to make the IDF more attractive for them.
Watch for free the best theatre in the world. After the Knesset passed a bill on first reading to require all Jews to service in the IDF, Haredi MKs tore their shirts in mourning. Act Two to follow.
No religious Jew would deny the merit that Torah study. But it is the height of folly to believe that a strong military is therefore unnecessary.
What is really being gained by continuing to force Haredim to stay in the beis medrash full time via a draft that exempts Haredim?
Universal army service will help integrate Haredim into the workplace so that they can earn a livable wage and support their families.
They can say all day long that they are not protesting Israel. The fact that they will be out there in the middle of Manhattan talking about 'gezeirot' says otherwise.
As long as rabbinic leaders live in the past and insist on calling the idea of ‘sharing the burden’ a 'shas haShmad,' antagonism toward Haredim will not change.
Divinity exemptions are designed to produce clergy that will serve the populace, not so that every single member of it becomes a member of the clergy.
This latest draft represents a 30% increase in the number of Haredim drafted into the battalion.
There is no reason why Haredim should continue to be the single biggest and fastest growing welfare demographic in all of Israel.
By Batya Medad
Drastic changes must be done gradually and with the cooperation of the affected sector of society.
Once again we see a great rabbinic figure who apparently does not understand what it is that really upsets the non-Haredi public, including many observant Jews.
A political tsunami is approaching, and the Jews in the land of Israel are fighting over total non-issues. If it weren’t so sad, it would be comical.
By Batya Medad
Bennett's pact with Yair Lapid, is not good for the country and is leading to fraternal hatred.
Shas and UTJ claim that they're joining the coalition. The question now is, who will be the last party to join?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not discounted the possibility of calling new elections, Likud sources say, according to the Israeli publication, Ma'ariv.
By JoeSettler
No one wants Hareidim moving into their neighborhood. But no one is letting them build all-Hareidi communities either.
Do these rabbis really think that Naftali Bennett, an observant Jew, or Rabbi Dov Lipman have “risen in our generation to destroy the Jewish people”?
My proposal to solve the contentious issue of Israel’s universal draft.
By Tzvi Fishman
If we can’t forcibly draft Diaspora Jews, then it’s up to them to enlist on their own.
Lapid is a patriot who is both honest and who has a clear vision for the future. A vision that is inclusive of all!
Lapid's election success is a reflection of the widespread view among Israelis that external threats do not mean that the country's house should not be put in better order.
Boring is one of God's greatest gifts, especially for a soldier's mother.
My son-in-law needs to believe that there will be no need for soldiers in another 18 or so years. Deep down, I want to believe that too.
Egyptians want an Islamic state.
According to Rav Meir Porush, it is better for Yeshiva students to sit in jail than to serve their country.
The new directive stops banks from giving mortgages with an LTV of more than 70%, with an exception for first-time buyers, who are allowed mortgages of up to 75% of the value of the apartment. Mortgage customers who buy an apartment for investment will be limited to 50% LTV.
By JTA
The Dutch government is drafting a decree that would give it veto power over anyone who wants to practice ritual slaughter, or sh'chitah, in the Netherlands.
As a result of the change in the law, the IDF is putting together a number of subtracts specifically for Haredim, though no new “Haredi Only” divisions or brigades will be created. Some of the units have women serving in them, and the IDF says the role of women will not be negatively impacted by the introduction of Haredim who prefer not to interact socially with women beyond what is allowed by their community's mores.
If it weren’t so sad, the draft brouhaha in Israel would be the greatest show in town. It is a masquerade ball, a tragicomedy whereby each actor says the complete opposite of what he really wants.
By Alex Abel
A spokesperson for Yisrael Beytenu said, “We’ve had 64 years to evolve,” he said. “Demographically, it will be impossible to pass this bill 20 years from now.”
For the second time in just two months, the Israeli political universe was upended when Shaul Mofaz’s Kadima Party voted to quit Israel’s governing coalition.
Avigdor Liberman says he will continue to pursue the drafting of all Israelis at the age of 18, but will uphold the current coalition.
Thousands of Ultra-Orthodox adults and young children are protesting against the universal draft in Kikar Shabbat in Jerusalem. The adults have handcuffed all the children together as part of their protest. United Torah Judaism and Shas have renounced the demonstration and passed the message to Prime Minister Netanyahu.
If the draft is going to be equally applied, religious sensitivities must be guaranteed to all. This means that the infrastructure must be created and enforced so that Charedim will be able to practice Judaism as they best understand it. The bottom line for me is that no Charedi mother should ever be faced by a Chiloni or Religious Zionist mother asking the question, “Why did my son have to die in battle while your son was safe in a Yeshiva?”
Chief Rabbi Amar and President Peres met today and discussed the draft issue. They concluded that the debate must continue, but without extremism from any side. Peres restated that everyone must bear the burden. Prime Minister Netanyahu announced at the weekly cabinet meeting that drafting every 18 year old makes for a good headline, but […]
A comment by Kadima leader Shaul Mofaz the other day set us thinking about an element in the draft debate that could only manifest itself in an Israeli context.
Legislation is being used to force a situation onto a significantly large minority sector that disagrees with the decision. Will it once again end in disaster for everyone?
A government coalition effort to craft a revised version of the Tal Law, whereby a sizeable number of draft eligible haredi yeshiva students would be forced to choose between joining the Israel Defense Forces or partake in Sherut Leumi (alternative national service), could become a political quagmire for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Kadima Party leader Shaul Mofaz is threatening to bolt the unity government over a lack of progress toward finding a solution.
A coalition crisis has been growing the past few days. The crisis resolves around the now disbanded, Plessner Committee and their recommendations on how to resolve the draft/national service issue for Chareidim and Arabs. Kadima head, Shaul Mofaz has reportedly refused to meet with Netanyahu as a result. Avigdor Liberman refuses to accept a solution […]
The Knesset factions are pursuing legislation that will institute an equal draft into the IDF – but something is fishy. The New Israel Fund’s propaganda has made inroads, and it looks like the upcoming elections will focus on haredi-bashing.
By IMRA
Parliamentary committee approves tougher punishment for 'distorting' Quran.
Islamist Members of Parliament in Egypt are trying to deprive Egyptian women of their basic rights by introducing several controversial draft laws that, if passed, will bring Egypt back to the Middle Ages.
An officer close to the issue told the Jewish Press: "It is not that we turned away 100 soldiers - had they come to us we would have taken them anyway. But we were told to stop our Haredi outreach efforts which would have netted more recruits. The Tal Law is the big story though. If a new law does not pass we will be in a position to draft 60,000 Haredi soldiers in August."
Western and Arab efforts to pass forceful Security Council resolution hampered by Russia.
The Arab League suspended its observer mission Sunday after government violence this weekend resulted in the deaths of approximately 200 civilians.
The Arab League decision comes in the wake of the uptick in government violence over the weekend.
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party wins 235 seats; the ultra-conservative Salafist Al-Nur party wins 121 seats.
French foreign ministry spokesman: Russian draft "very far from the reality of the situation in Syria."
July 10, 2026 
