Haredi draft

Knesset dissolution bill vote set for Wednesday amid coalition crisis over haredi draft bill

Debates on draft bill to resume before vote, coalition rushes to fast-track controversial legislation ahead of dissolution

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MK Boaz Bismuth seen with Haredi MK's during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 14, 2026.
Israelis, bereaved families and politicians take part in a march in support of the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the IDF, from the entrance of Jerusalem to the Knesset, January 15, 2026.

The fascination with the haredi problem, and where it leads - analysis

Will the ultra-Orthodox allow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu one last chance to push through the controversial haredi conscription law?

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Opposition leader Yair Lapid at faction press conference in the Knesset, Monday, May 17, 2026.

Lapid warns Likud MKs backing haredi draft bill from Netanyahu pressure will ‘not fall under radar'

He said that in the past two days, Netanyahu and his office have been exerting a massive pressure campaign on coalition MKs to convince them to support the draft legislation. 

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Deputy Minister MK Sharren Haskel attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, December 2, 2025.

Netanyahu's coalition 'massively pressuring' MKs to vote for haredi draft bill, Haskel tells 'Post'

Haskel told The Jerusalem Post that over the weekend, “phone calls were made to almost all coalition members in order to check their positions and pressure them to vote on the conscription law.”

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IDF clashes with police over Bnei Brak incident, says attacked soldiers did not distribute leaflets

“The claim that the commanders who were attacked yesterday in Bnei Brak arrived in order to distribute recruitment flyers in the city is incorrect," IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said.

FEBRUARY 16, 2026ByAVI ASHKENAZI
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police following an assault on two female Israeli soldiers in Bnei Brak, central Israel, February 15, 2026.

Haredi protests block Jerusalem entrance, Highway 38

The protesters initially disrupted traffic both around the entrance to Jerusalem and on Highway 38. Police announced that they had successfully dispersed the protesters on 38.

FEBRUARY 16, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, TOBIAS SIEGAL
Haredi anti-draft protesters block Highway 4 near Bnei Brak denouncing the detention of a draft dodger, February 9, 2026.

Haredi draft bill could trigger 'collapse' of Israel's Right in elections, aliyah minister warns

The aliyah minister asserted in December that he would vote against the proposed haredi draft law even at the risk of being dismissed from the government, calling the current outline "shameful.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
Minister of Immigration and Absorption Ofir Sofer holds a press conference at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025.

From Der Judenstaat to modern Israel: Herzl’s vision in today’s world - opinion

Over 100 years after Herzl’s Der Judenstaat, Israel faces global antisemitism, internal divisions, and the ongoing fight for its survival.

FEBRUARY 14, 2026ByBRENDA KATTEN
Supporting a ‘Free Palestine’ as part of a ‘Stop Bombing Iran’ protest following the US attack on Iranian nuclear sites, near the US Embassy in London, June 23, 2025.

Anti-draft haredi protesters block Highway 4, injure two police officers, smash police car window

Israel Police arrested at least nine members of the extremist Peleg Yerushalmi sect who blocked Highway 4 near Bnei Brak to protest recent detentions of haredi draft dodgers.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Haredi anti-draft protesters block Highway 4 near Bnei Brak denouncing the detention of a draft dodger, February 9, 2026.

The IDF’s haredi pivot: From integration to accommodation - analysis

Facing an acute manpower shortage, the IDF has concluded that if it wants haredim to enlist, accommodation is required.

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByHERB KEINON
A haredi protestor yells at IDF soldiers during a protest in Tel Aviv on February 4, 2026.

Haredi demonstrations and farmer protests

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
HAREDI DEMONSTRATORS protest in Jerusalem on July 23, 2025.

WATCH: Haredim block roads near Tel Hashomer in protest of IDF draft, deemed unlawful by police

N12 reported that the protests arose because around 80 haredim are scheduled to enlist in combat support roles.

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF GUARDS outside the recruitment center in Jerusalem as haredim protest the draft, February 4, 2026.

IDF warns of manpower crisis if ultra-Orthodox Jews not drafted by March

The IDF on Tuesday unveiled new pathways to increase haredi enlistment, aiming to prevent major troop shortages when 2,500 soldiers are released in January 2027.

FEBRUARY 3, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish sector has been protesting over the attempts to draft young haredi men into the military.

A-G Baharav-Miara says gov’t is violating ruling on haredi conscription as enforcement plan stalls

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara's comments at the High Court of Justice came as the government has failed to adopt effective measures for the conscription of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.