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"יש התחשבות בחגים, בשבתות ובזמני תפילה". יעקב קרעי

Haredis find social service in lieu of draft

More Haredi men join medical emergency teams as volunteers after rejecting military claiming their religious sensibilities would be less harmed

Shilo Freid | 11.14.24

Even though he was fired, Gallant's draft orders for Haredim will be issued

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was fired, but the IDF is going ahead with issuing 7,000 additional draft orders to ultra-Orthodox Israeli young men, sparking controversy and protest; Only a fraction have reported for duty, highlighting tensions within Israeli society over conscription policies

Yoav Zitun, Shilo Freid | 11.12.24

Drop in reservists willing to serve raises concern

The IDF reveals a decline of about 15-25 percent in reservists showing up when called for duty in Gaza and in the north, affecting operational decisions while coalition pushes bill exempting Haredi men from service

Yoav Zitun, Alexandra Lukash, Hadar Gil-Ad | 11.11.24

בני גנץ יאיר לפיד אביגדור ליברמן יאיר גולן

'Netanyahu unfit, endangers Israel,' opposition leaders say

Leaders of opposition parties slam Netanyahu's ouster of Yoav Gallant, say his motives are political and fear of investigations into misdeeds of his close circle

Moran Azulay | 11.06.24

IDF can take only limited number of Haredi men, but economy needs them to serve'

Israeli-American David Hagar who invested in IDF's Haredi battalion says the military is already struggling with meeting the needs of ultra-Orthodox men who cannot serve with women; says the cost of a Haredi family to taxpayers is 1,7000 shekels each month

Sharon Kidon | 11.05.24

'While our men serve in the war, Haredim insist on ditching draft'

About 2,000 Religious-Zionist mothers and wives call on the government to draft ultra-Orthodox men into the IDF after reservists have already reached hundreds of days in 2024 alone; 'We live in a reality where the Torah commands us to go into battle and defend the country'

Shilo Freid | 10.29.24

Netanyahu set to oust his defense minister during war

PM reportedly closing deal with Gideon Saar's New Hope Party to ensure passage of a new draft bill that is acceptable to Haredi coalition partners and ensures his government's survival; U.S. concerned move would remove 'only adult in the room'

Yuval Karni | 09.16.24

Despite earlier agreements, Hasidic communities change their mind on draft

The leaders of Vishnitz and Gur sects direct their students to stay away from recruitment centers: 'They rose up against us with a terrible conscription decree, trying to recruit Torah scholars whose Torah protects this land'

Shilo Freid | 08.22.24

פעילות צוות הקרב של חטיבת 'אלכסנדרוני' (3) ברצועת עזה

IDF to call on discharged reservists to serve amid manpower shortage

Military and Defense Ministry agree to recall up to 15,000 reservists exempt from service to reenlist; ultra-Orthodox recruitment still too weak to close gaps

Yoav Zitun | 08.20.24

עשרות חרדים קיצוניים מפגינים נגד כנס חשיפה למתגייסים חרדים בבית החייל בתל אביב

'Nazis', 'You corrupt us all': Ultra-Orthodox protesters clash with police outside IDF recruitment fair

Hundreds of Haredim block the entrance to an army job fair for yeshiva students, shouting: 'The soldiers in Gaza are not protecting us, the Torah protects us', 'You are Auschwitz'

Shilo Freid | 07.30.24

Former chief rabbi calls on ultra-Orthodox to tear up draft notices

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef tells Haredi men they should not enlist even if they dropped out of yeshiva, says heads of the Torah institutions will accompany them to prison

Shilo Freid | 07.16.24

IDF to send draft notices to Haredim on Sunday

IDF says can no longer rely on ultra-Orthodox volunteers and will send draft notices to thousands of Haredim who are eligible for service and are not currently studying Torah; Haredi movements plan to protest against conscription on major highway

Yossi Yehoshua | 07.16.24

Ultra-Orthodox rabbis step up fight against draft

One rabbi calls Gallant a fool for considering draft notices for Haredi men while another says the Supreme Court declares war on ultra-Orthodox and the Torah; Lapid says the government is hypocritical and must condemn the rabbis despite the risk to the coalition

Ynet | 07.11.24

Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef slams Supreme Court as his tenure ends

Shortly before finishing nearly 11 years as Chief Rabbi, Yosef summarizes his term and says of controversial ultra-Orthodox draft bill: 'Who criticized me? Secular judges who don't know a single page of Talmud'

Shilo Freid | 06.30.24

The ultra-Orthodox will not compromise on draft bill at the cost of leaving the coalition

Analysis: Knesset members and Haredi ministers do not decide anything on the issue of drafting the ultra-Orthodox; Those who decide whether the ultra-Orthodox will leave the coalition are the Haredi leaders who decide according to 'daat Torah'

Yanki Farber | 06.25.24