Elul 22, 5776, 9/25/2016
In today's headlines: תג בכותרות
 Hareidi IDF Recruitment on the Rise13.5% of soldiers hareidi, up from 8.5% in 2004 - but hareidi cities still contributed the fewest soldiers to the Army in 2014. Hareidi IDF Enrollment Shoots UpThe numbers don't lie: More hareidi yeshiva students than ever are enrolling in the IDF Arab Summit to Back Rejection of 'Jewish state'Kuwait summit expected to stand by Mahmoud Abbas, PA stubbornness in peace talks with Israel. Hareidi MK: IDF Draft is Violence Against WomenHareidi MK says mandatory draft for women, religious or secular, is a form of ‘serious violence.’ Yitzhak Rabin Finally Gets Israeli CitizenshipJordanian-born teenager named after slain Israeli prime minister can finally fulfill his dream to serve in IDF after battling bureaucracy. Lapid: Hareidi Israelis Are Our BrothersYair Lapid says he understands the anger in the hareidi community over the draft bill, but insists it was the 'right thing to do'. MK Shaked: No Deal Yet to Charge Yeshiva StudentsMK Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home) denied reports that there had been agreement on including criminal penalties for yeshiva students Bennett: No Need for Criminal Charges on DrafteesNaftali Bennett and Yair Lapid are having a disagreement on how to deal with hareidim who refuse to serve in the IDFWeinstein: Draft Religious Girls, TooIn order to really be "fair," said the Attorney General, the government needed to draft religious women Motivation Among IDF Recruits Near All-Time HighThe vast majority of recruits in the IDF November draft have expressed a desire to become members of combat units. Tal Law Proposal, ‘Just Enlist Them’The ‘equal share in the burden’ camp calls to stop trying to replace the Tal Law, and simply draft everyone. Move could mean mass arrests. IDF Plans to Reduce Term of EnlistmentNew non-combat soldiers soon may be looking forward to a discharge four months earlier if the IDF goes ahead with planned cuts. Rabbi Elyashiv Repeats: No to College and ArmyRenowned hareidi sage, Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv reiterates traditional dictum against college and army programs for hareidi Jews. |
