Israeli draft
IDF draft moving forward amid Operation Roaring Lion, includes over 500 new immigrants
The batch of recruits for March-April 2026 is expected to consist of thousands of soldiers, including those drafting into combat roles.
IDF overhauls pre-draft medical screening checks during military conscription process with AI
Former hostage Nimrod Cohen announces return to IDF: 'Didn't do enough during my mandatory service'
Lapid, Eisenkot, and Bennett back reservists at Jerusalem draft law protest
IDF cancels ultra-Orthodox Hashmonaim Brigade event for parents in Bnei Brak after haredi riot
The event was interrupted by a group of several dozen haredi extremists associated with the Jerusalem faction, who tried to break into the compound where the event was being held.
Katz rejects appt of Col. (res.) Gitelman, claims he promoted draft dodging
"Those who preach or encourage refusal will not serve in the IDF and will not be promoted to any position," Katz said.
Bismuth's haredi draft bill advances in heated Knesset panel, lawmakers call it 'not nearly enough'
The continued discussions on the bill come after the chairperson of the committee, MK Boaz Bismuth (Likud), laid out his updated version of the legislation to the panel on Monday.
'A movement takes time': How one rabbi is slowly changing the haredi draft debate
Behind protests and politics, a quiet revolution is reshaping ultra-Orthodox attitudes toward military service.
Haredi conscription debate heats up with protest and bill outline reveal
'It's not a conscription law, it’s a full-blown law for draft evasion. If this draft is advanced, not a single haredi will enlist,' said Lapid
Equal burden on trial: What's at stake at the High Court's crucial haredi draft hearing - explainer
As war staggers on, the army faces a critical shortage, justices will weigh whether the State’s refusal to arrest draft evaders undermines both law and, principle of shared service.
Haredi protesters block Jerusalem highway in protest against draft-dodger arrest orders
The police explained that rioters began to disrupt the order by blocking the traffic lanes near the String Bridge at the city's entrance.
Tensions with ultra-Orthodox are second most divisive conflict in Israeli society, poll finds
The poll also shows how 83% of Israeli Jews support ensuring freedom of religion, namely, the freedom for both secular and religious citizens to live according to their own worldview.
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.
