Hareidi draft

IDF detains 42 Chabad Hassidic draft evaders arriving from New York at Ben-Gurion Airport

Of the 42, 40 expressed willingness to enlist and were found fit for military service, while 2 were found to have dodged the draft for an extended period and were sent directly to a military prison.

Members of the Chabad community at Ben-Gurion Airport, October 20, 2026.
Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters block Route 433 in an attempt to stop the detention of a draft dodger, August 28, 2026.

Haredi protest erupts on Route 433 after police arrest draft dodger suspected of stealing car

Amid reports that the Shas Party could be willing to sit with him in government, Yashar Party head Gadi Eisenkot did not rule out that option entirely. Here, Eisenkot attends the Sagi Laws for Equality Confrence at the Peres Center in Jaffa earlier this week.

Why Gadi Eisenkot is rejecting the haredi political embrace that once helped Netanyahu win

MK's attend a plenum session and a vote on a bill to split the duties and powers currently held by the attorney general between two separate officeholders, at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.

Israel's next government must answer the real 'day after' question - opinion


Herzog to ‘Post’: 'Even if I stand alone; I will try endlessly to bring compromise'

President Isaac Herzog talks about societal schism, an unbreakable bond with Diaspora Jews, and Gaza, Iran, Syria, and Lebanon threats.

 Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

The haredi needle isn’t moving - opinion

Only imposed change can achieve integration of the ultra-Orthodox community into Israeli society.

 A JEWISH PEOPLE Policy Institute survey conducted six weeks into the war reveals that a significant majority of haredim believe that nothing needs to changes.

Rabbi draws ire after stating IDF soldiers should be viewed 'like garbage collecters'

In a post made on X, a man can be heard asking Rabbi Bunim Schreiber “What is the right attitude towards soldiers on the battlefield, gratitude and hishtadlut?"

 Ultra Orthodox Jews walk next to a pile of garbage in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood on January 5, 2016

A surge in haredi enlistment: Over 2,000 men to Join IDF amid war

Recent data from Tatia revealed that 68% of haredim support military enlistment, while 60% believe that the haredi community should contribute to the state, especially during wartime.

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