Conscription Law

Benny Gantz speaking out on the controversial draft law

No More Special Treatment—Haredi Draft Law Must Include Sanctions

“Service for All”: Israeli Opposition Demands Equal Draft for Haredim, Arabs, and Secular Youth

Israeli opposition leaders criticized a proposed law on military draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox citizens, arguing it lacks immediate sanctions and undermines national security. The debate highlights tensions within the government coalition amid ongoing wartime demands for equitable service.

Over a thousand Ultra Orthodox Jews protested outside the military prison, south of Haifa, in solidarity with two Yeshiva students who were imprisoned for refusing to report to the IDF recruitment offices

Coalition hangs by a thread over draft.

Netanyahu's Coalition on the Brink as Haredi Rabbis Plot Next Move

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Haredi recruit to the Hashmonaim Brigade, 5 January 2025

The War Over Charedi Draft Dodging"

IDF: Only 5% of Drafted Charedi Men Begin Enlistment Process, Sparking Political Tensions

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Ultra orthodox Jews protest and clash with police during a protest against the drafting of ultra orthodox jews to the Israeli army, outside a conference of ultra-Orthodox soldiers in Jerusalem, May 5, 2025.

Be very afraid

“The kidnappers are here”: Haredim terrified of military arrests as draft issue heats up

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Religious Jewish girls praying

IDF's Controversial Push: Why Religious Girls Are Being Urged to Join the Army

IDF appeals to religious girls with exemptions to enlist in the military

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United Torah Judaism party

UTJ Threatens to Bring Down Israel's Government Over Draft Law

Shocking ultimatum: United Torah Judaism to leave coalition over draft law dispute, sources confirm

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IDF soldiers attend a swearing in ceremony, February 27, 2025

IDF Drafts New Cohort of Combat Fighters Amid Ongoing Conflict

IDF mobilizes thousands of new recruits amid intense fighting: The next generation of combat fighters

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Haredim and IDF Soldiers at Western Wall

We cannot allow a society where some bleed while others watch from the sidelines

The time has come: Haredi draft is essential for Israel’s equality and survival

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Israel Katz with Benjamin Netanyahu

14,000 Draft Notices Spark Outrage: Why Katz Says the IDF’s Approach Is a Bust

Defense Minister slams IDF’s Haredi draft plan: "It’s doomed to fail"

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Haredi fighter training to be a border policeman

The fight for conscription equality is far from over

IDF confirms: Recruitment target of 4,800 Haredim in one year cannot be met

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews at an IDF enlistment office

Good Good, As they should

Report: The IDF Plans to Issue Thousands of Additional Enlistment Orders for Haredim

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Finally someone pushing for enlistment equality

MK Evgeny Sova to IDF Chief of Staff: "Everyone should draft to the IDF, including Haredim"

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Yoav Gallant

Gallant is leaving the Israeli government

Gallant announced: "I will soon resign from the Knesset"

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Israeli soldiers from Netzah Yehuda Battalion attend a swearing-in ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, on July 10, 2024.

IDF struggles with increasing Haredi resistance to Military recruitment

Only 11% of Haredi draftees show up for IDF call-up, amid rising tensions over recruitment plan

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Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef

Refusal to serve your country has no place on IDF bases

We need to remove Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef's books from IDF bases

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Smotrich, Netanyahu, and Ben Gvir

The public is demanding equality in conscription

Why are Benjamin Netanyahu, Itamar Ben Gvir, and Bezalel Smotrich are in trouble?

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Religious women happy to draft to the IDF

If men won't do it, the women will

With head coverings and skirts: 120 religious women enlisted in the IDF

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Defence Minister Israel katz

No more messing around

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz: 'There will be zero compromises' on Lebanon ceasefire terms

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Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef

Sephardic orthodox youth and the draft

"Fate of Sephardic youth worries me," Rabbi Yosef tells Gerrer Rebbe

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Israel Katz

Katz has made his move

Aligning with Gallant: Katz approved the issuance of 7,000 recruitment orders for Haredim

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