Military service
Some came to Israel to serve the Jewish state. Haredim are rewarded for refusing to help - opinion
How can a sane government allow a situation in which people travel thousands of miles to serve Israel while tens of thousands are paid not to serve their country?
Israeli man detained in India for carrying live cartridge of ammunition leftover from IDF service
National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds
Golani soldiers complain of long walks, missed meals at Filon base due to harsh conditions
IDF observers forced to endure harassment, poor conditions - report
Lack of sleep, according to the report, is the biggest problem that the observers, who are predominantly women, currently face.
Israel Katz publishes IDF chief's letter warning of manpower shortage amid haredi draft debate
Zamir sent the letter after attacks on the government for failing to push for haredim to draft into the IDF in large numbers.
Israeli musician Eyal Zakai reflects on Gaza service, song written dedicated to fallen soldier
During one deployment, Zakai learned that a close childhood friend had been killed in combat roughly a kilometer away from his unit.
IDF should conscript Arabs to serve instead of haredi draft dodgers - opinion
The demographic potential of Muslim Arab men aged 18 stands at over 12,500 young men per year – a figure equivalent to the enlistment potential of haredi men.
'Why did you bring me here?': Panel of olim discuss 'accidental' aliyah
Who pays the price of aliyah? Some 'accidental olim' - children who made aliyah not by choice, but by circumstance - share their experiences.
The right to vote should not depend on IDF service - opinion
Voting is not a privilege to be earned; it is a fundamental right of citizenship.
High Court: Haredi students with unsettled military status won't get national insurance discounts
Yeshiva students who have not settled their status with the military or procured a valid exemption will not be eligible for relevant discounts on national insurance.
Let them serve with dignity: Inside Eli Beer’s plan to welcome haredim into national life
“We are tearing ourselves apart – not from external threats but from inside” the founder and president of United Hatzalah states
South Korea's military shrinks amid massive drop in population
The dramatic decline in the pool of available males for military service is also causing a shortfall in the number of officers and could result in operational difficulty if it continues.
International yeshiva students answer IDF's call as Har Etzion breaks records
This week, 32 overseas students from the prestigious yeshiva will be drafting into the IDF alongside their Israeli peers – the highest number in the yeshiva’s 56-year history.
