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WATCH: Haredi IDF soldiers graduate Hashmonaim Brigade's first officer training course
The course maintained full IDF standards, including all the instruction given to cadets at the IDF's Officer's School (Bahad 1), and allowed the graduates to maintain their haredi lifestyle.
Israeli military nearing breaking point without more manpower, IDF warns Knesset committee
Son of rabbi who verbally attacked IDF chief says father receives no state funding whatsoever
Simchi vows to push unity gov't, enlistment in new political alliance with Gantz
While IDF soldiers fight, Israel's government rewards draft dodgers - opinion
So, you pick up your rifle, and you fight. But then, somewhere between operations, you get an update on the news back home. In Jerusalem, you read, the government has passed the annual budget...
Israel’s manpower crisis: IDF Chief’s warning, a wake-up call for Israeli leaders - editoral
IDF Chief of Staff warns Israel's political leadership about a growing manpower crisis, stressing the urgent need for a conscription bill to sustain the military amid escalating tensions with Iran.
Female IDF soldiers barred from entering base on religious grounds - report
The soldiers, some seven officers and reservists, all in uniform, were met by commanders from the ultra-Orthodox Netzach Yehuda battalion who forbade them from entering.
War with Iran halts haredi draft exemption law, but inequality remains - editorial
Amid escalating tensions with Iran, Netanyahu shelves the contentious haredi draft law, prioritizing the war effort and national unity over domestic divisions.
High Court: State’s haredi draft enforcement update ‘does not satisfy’ amid Iran war tensions
“In these pressing times, today’s hearing was canceled,” the court wrote. “But the need to enforce the obligation of military enlistment is steadily increasing.”
When I sat next to a haredi: A moment of humanity in amid division in Israel - opinion
I knew that hating him would do nothing but hurt us both.
Haredi parties accuse Knesset foreign affairs committee legal adviser of stalling draft bill
According to senior haredi party figures quoted by Maariv, some of Frenkel-Shor’s conditions are not purely legal in nature but reflect “an ideological approach.”
Bnei Brak clashes reflect long-building tensions within haredi society, researcher says - interview
An Israel Democracy Institute researcher says the violence reflects long-standing shifts within haredi society and mounting friction over IDF conscription.
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.
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.
