Israeli draft
WATCH: Bodycam shows soldier rescued by police from haredi protest amid threats, attacks
The soldier was rescued after getting off a blocked bus in Jerusalem, where he was surrounded by an agitated crowd of protesters.
The controversy over mixed-gender IDF units still ruffles Israeli society - opinion
IDF draft moving forward amid Operation Roaring Lion, includes over 500 new immigrants
IDF overhauls pre-draft medical screening checks during military conscription process with AI
Ultra-Orthodox MK Goldknopf asks Netanyahu to finance Chabad's trip to New York
This comes after the Breslov hassidim received a framework that allows for NIS 10 million to be used in their Rosh Hashanah pilgrimages to Uman, Ukraine.
Highway 4 opens to traffic following Haredi protests over IDF draft arrest
The demonstrations come amid heightened tensions surrounding the state’s policies on military conscription and ongoing failures in the rehabilitation of wounded veterans.
Peleg Yerushalmi to hold protest, raffle for IDF draft dodgers
A flyer distributed ahead of the protest invites eligible participants to bring their draft notices and register at the event in order to enter the raffle.
IDF to summon over 50,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews in massive push for haredi draft
All 54,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews eligible for military service will be called on to arrive for actual service by July 2026.
Much ado about nothing: Coalition remains standing as core issues remain unsolved - analysis
The week culminated with an agreement between Shas, Degel Hatorah, Knesset legal advisers, and committees, and an ensuing failed attempt by the opposition to disperse the Knesset.
Shas still trying to reach coalition agreement, rabbis' council head says
This comes after Rabbi Maya signed a letter on Monday opposing the conscription of any haredi individual, even those not studying in a yeshiva.
The haredi draft issue: A ticking time bomb for Israel's future - editorial
What’s been happening is that the same core domestic issue has been shoring up, threatening to break up nearly every coalition: religion and state.
Sanctions against draft-dodgers are ‘sparse,’ IDF says
Current sanctions against draft dodgers are “threadbare” and are not applying enough pressure on haredi men to respect draft orders.
A year of empty promises: Edelstein talks, but no draft law yet on haredi enlistment - opinion
MK Yuli Edelstein has spent a year holding talks on ultra-Orthodox enlistment without delivering a draft law, exposing a gap between his rhetoric and real progress.
IDF Chief Zamir orders new maximal drafting of haredim to help war effort
Zamir has emphasized the shift to sending a draft notice to every 16.5-year-old haredi male, something which has generally not been done in the past.
