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Cultural Revival

"Look at Them, and See Us": How a 28-Year-Old IDF Drama Became Accidentally Relevant Again

As Israel faces complex military operations on its northern border, a legendary late-90s television series about Givati Brigade recruits And Staff making A comeback, and reflecting a society still wrestling with conscription, family tension, and war.

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Haredi protests against drafting to the IDF

Subsidized Draft Evasion

Revealed: State Pays Exempt Haredi National Service Volunteers Thousands More Than Frontline IDF Combat Soldiers

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Ultra Orthodox Jewish men clash with police during a protest against the jailing of a Jewish seminary student who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, on Bar Ilan road, Jerusalem. December 18, 2025.

Draft Law

Police Prep for Major Disruptions as Charedi Rabbis Announce Protest

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Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks during a conference with Jerusalem residents ahead of the 2026 general elections, in Jerusalem, November 19, 2025.

Elections 2026

"Tick Tock:" Bennett Unveils Plan for Charedi IDF Draft

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Rav Hirsch

Sharing the load?

Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch: “Audacity to Ask Us to Enter the Army" | WATCH

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haredim

"yeshiva students protect the army"

IDF Crackdown: Roadblocks Target Haredi Draft Dodgers

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Bennett

At least the coilaition didn't dissolve though

Bennett Slams Government Over Haredi Draft Deal: "A Devastating Blow to Reservists"

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Rabbis Hirsch and Landau, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Yuli Edelstein

Time is rapidly running out

Netanyahu is in deep trouble: Can he wiggle out of it?

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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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Graffiti, violence, and political chaos

Beit Shemesh Protester Slaps Ben Gvir's Wife; Police Deploy Stun Grenades

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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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Haredis at recruitment office

Total bust

Haredi recruitment flops despite IDF's minimal targets

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While you were sleeping

Overnight Israel: Houthis Burn Food, Taliban Flaunt U.S. Gear, and Iran’s Port Blast Raises Questions

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Haim Treitel returns to the IDF

No regrets, just pride

He left Yeshiva to join combat - now wounded, this Haredi soldier has no regrets 

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Rabbi Dov Lando

We are in exile

"Be careful not to engage with the authorities": Rabbi Dov Lando instructs yeshiva students how to respond to IDF draft

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Ofer WInter

A fair point

Ofer Winter: "We don’t draft Haredim by force and we don’t push Judicial Reform by force"

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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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Ultra Orthodox Jews walking next to a Pashkevil on the IDF draft law in the ultra orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, in Jerusalem, March 15, 2024.

Religious-Political Tensions

A Haredi Yeshiva student ignored his IDF summons. Last night he was arrested and jailed.

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A large doll dressed as an Ultra orthodox jewish soldier that was hang in the ultra-orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, March 14, 2025.

Amid Conscription Protests

Haredim hang effigies of IDF soldiers in Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem

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Haredi recruits

First All-Haredi Brigade

WATCH: How Ultra-Orthodox soldiers swear loyalty without saying ‘I Swear’— The IDF’s ingenious compromise 

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