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Lithuanian haredi leader meets IDF officials while urging followers to avoid enlisting

As IDF intensifies efforts to recruit Haredim, issuing hundreds of draft notices, Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch met with senior military officials while leading a determined campaign to prevent enlistment

Korin Elbaz-Alush, Shilo Freid | 11.07.24

Tuesdays top headlines: Israel on high alert as US votes, ends UNRWA deal, and expands ultra-orthodox draft

IDF says Israel is poised to meet any potential security challenge on Election Day

Steve Leibowitz, ILTV | 11.05.24

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

Haredi lawmaker says religious Zionists are 'useful idiots' of the left on enlistment

Moshe Shimon Roth says the left is using the religious Zionist community's fallen soldiers as a political tool and says that the whole conscription issue is a sham, claiming there is no manpower shortage

Shilo Freid | 10.30.24

Lufthansa fined record $4 million for discriminating against Ultra-Orthodox Jews

German airline slapped with massive penalty from US Department of Transportation for 2022 incident in which it collectively punished 128 Hasidic passengers by denying them boarding after 2 Orthodox passengers refused to wear masks

Itamar Eichner, Daniel Edelson, New York | 10.16.24

Haredi boys at IDF conscription center await exemption from military service

Haredi draft dodgers on collision course with IDF, face possible jail time

In a first, Haredi youth who refuse to report for IDF enlistment after receiving a personalized draft order will face sanctions, which could result in jail time; IDF spokesperson: 'Those who do not report are committing an offense of absence without leave'

Shilo Freid | 09.26.24

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

Belgian court sentences couple for plotting attacks on Jews in Antwerp

Chechen couple sentenced to 15 and 8 years for planning attacks, including on Antwerp’s Jewish neighborhood; 21-year-old in Denmark charged with terrorism for arson attack on Jewish woman’s home amid rising antisemitism

Itamar Eichner | 09.11.24

'Yeshiva students who learned with Ori came to comfort us, as well as female soldiers with tattoos'

Ori Danino, murdered by Hamas in captivity, was raised Haredi, kidnapped from the Nova festival; His father calls on parents to embrace their children who left religion; tells PM to end division take responsibility; my son was murdered in a tunnel you built'

Shmuel Munitz | 09.09.24

While extremists protest against conscription, more Haredim are joining the IDF

Ultra-Orthodox extremists protest near enlistment office against Haredi conscription, calling it a threat to Torah and Judaism; At the same time, many are enlisting: 'it was important for me to contribute'

Shilo Freid | 09.02.24

תיעודים של רחפן מתוואי מנהרה ופעילות הכוחות ברצועת עזה

Government extends IDF reserve service period as Haredi draft proves ineffective

Military says Defense Ministry's urgent voting on extension will allow fresh manpower to enter the system as burden on reservists continues to grow

Itamar Eichner | 08.30.24

Haredi newspaper attacks Ben-Gvir's Temple Mount obsession in Arabic

Arabic message states that Jews are forbidden to visit site holy to Jews and Arabs; Ben-Gvir's synagogue plan for Temple Mount sparks outrage, drawing fire from religious factions and international mediators; Many are also criticizing Netanyahu for being seemingly unable to contain Ben-Gvir's outbursts

Ynet | 08.27.24

Haredi draft fight enthralls Arab media who offers them refuge

Outlets reporting on a 'severe manpower shortage in the Israeli military'—despite record-high enlistment figures for IDF combat roles

Lior Ben Ari | 08.22.24

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

Protest organizer Amit Farber dancing with Haredi youths in front of Arye Deri's Jerusalem home

When ex-ultra-orthodox try to navigate a new life in mainstream Israel

Leaving a highly-strict society means facing significant challenges integrating into the Israeli mainstream, akin to emigrants in their own country; They navigate employment, language, and cultural barriers while striving to realize their potential

Tova Herzl | 08.17.24

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