Haredi draft
IDF faces looming manpower gap as ultra-Orthodox draft fight stalls service extension
The haredi draft issue is growing in urgency as the bill returned to the Knesset agenda amid a coalition crisis that may dissolve the Knesset.
Netanyahu abandoned Israel's security for personal deals with Trump, Liberman claims - interview
Eisenkot says he would sit with haredim as Liberman talks loom
Netanyahu's coalition moves to fast-track controversial laws ahead of upcoming Knesset dissolution
From yellow badges to ‘extermination ovens’: Toxic rhetoric of haredi draft protests - editorial
The latest affront occurred on Sunday when UTJ chairperson Yitzhak Goldknopf compared enforcing yeshiva students’ conscription to “placing a yellow badge on them.”
IDF sees largest single-day haredi draft to date with over 530 new recruits, still far from goal
As the IDF struggles to hit haredi enlistment goals, the military announced that it is making efforts to “expand the scope of recruitment from among the haredi public.”
Bennett pushes for billions of shekels to be redirected to reservists over draft dodgers
Bennett discussed his outline for the draft law, which would grant benefits to active reservists, including assistance with apartment purchases and benefits regarding daycare and state services.
Shas threatens to vote down 2026 state budget if haredi draft law not passed
Without the support of Shas lawmakers, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government could lack the votes needed to pass the budget.
Ultra-Orthodox protests erupt across Israel on haredi IDF enlistment day
Disturbances occurred when protesters attempted to block vehicles by lying on the roadway in Kiryat Ono, Israel Police said.
Goldknopf likens sanctions on haredi draft dodgers to placing 'yellow badge' on them at the Knesset
“I beg you, exempt them from everything,” United Torah Judaism chairperson Goldknopf told the panel, before seeming to refer to the yellow star that Nazi’s placed on Jews during the Holocaust.
Between ultra-Orthodox draft and Knesset coalition, Israel's democracy is too complicated - opinion
The composition of our fragile coalition in the Knesset, mirrored in the cabinet, makes governing our already volatile population factions extremely difficult.
Why Israel's draft law will not solve the IDF's manpower problem - opinion
Total victory is not achieved through false faith, but through difficult decisions. It requires serious, painful thinking, especially regarding the immediate term. This draft law does not do that.
Netanyahu to decide election date after US trip, citing problems passing draft law - report
N12 reporter Daphna Liel explained that Netanyahu expects difficulty passing the draft law and fears the government would collapse over this issue.
Equality requires universal draft, participation in economy and workforce, MK Liberman says
Ultra-Orthodox populations must join not just the military but the workforce if Israel wants to have a sustainable economic future, Liberman said at the Ogen Conference.
