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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road during a protest against the jailing of seminary students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order on Road 4 near Bnei Brak, December 28, 2025.
Draft law chaos

Peleg Yerushalmi Faction Blocks Route 4 in Draft Protest

Ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked Route 4 near Bnei Brak on Sunday afternoon, disrupting traffic in both directions as demonstrations escalated against the arrest of yeshiva students who failed to report for IDF draft orders.

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Shas spirtual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef looks on as Ultra Orthodox Jewish men gather for a conference at the Jerusalem's International Convention Center

Revisiting the Haredi Draft Debate

This is what Rav Ovadya Yosef really thought about haredim in the IDF 

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Students of Kfar Chabad, who were expelled for supporting their friend

This could backfire!

Kfar Chabad Yeshiva  expels students who supported Chabad army recruit

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Never-ending Haredi draft saga

Does the IDF *really* want Haredi recruits?!

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IDF, Recruitment Bluff

Ultra-Orthodox Recruitment Bluff: Numbers did not Meet Expectations

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