Israeli draft
Israeli youth eager for combat, majority see IDF as victorious - poll
Despite their faith in the IDF, just 59% expressed medium-to-high levels of trust in the IDF's senior command, while 41% said that they had low or very low trust in the army's senior leadership.
'Abandoning values': Yoaz Hendel accuses Religious Zionist Party of encouraging mass draft evasion
Mandatory service extension will not solve army manpower crisis, head of IDF personnel warns
Over 70 mayors, council leaders file petition against haredi draft exemption law
Drastic fall in haredim serving in civilian service
The severe shortfall in the numbers of haredi men enlisting to the civilian service is likely due to the fact that some 30,000 haredi men aged 22 to 26 were given an immediate exemption.
IDF considering integrating more haredi companies into regular battalions, deputy minister says
"If they can be the ambassadors in haredi society and say that its worthwhile and that the army is accommodating then this will increase the draft [from the haredi community]."
IDF to begin allowing HIV-positive soldiers
The announcement was made in honor of World AIDS Day.
Yesh Atid file High Court petition against annulment of obligatory military service for haredi men
Lapid says Netanyahu, Bennett, Ya'alon show they have "no values" by supporting amendment to haredi draft bill.
Radical haredi faction promises to ‘ignite the streets' in protest at amendment to enlistment law
Rabbinic leader of Jerusalem Faction says amendment would 'restrict and limit the fulfillment of the Torah, God forbid, through targets and similar things and with various blandishments."
IDF cuts male soldiers service from 36 to 32 months
Cut makes up gap in manpower to change face of the army.
To promote integration, IDF shuts down Druse battalion
IDF source: "Our wish is to fulfill the wants of Druse youths, who clearly want to integrate into the wider IDF, and not be in their own battalion,"
Bill barring draft-dodgers from getting scholarships heads to final vote
Any university student who did not serve in the IDF or national service and did not receive an exemption from service will have to pay full tuition.
