Draft Law

UTJ to Netanyahu:

'Without a draft law - there will be no budget'

Sources in United Torah Judaism send message to the Prime Minister indicating that the party expects him to advance a draft law as agreed upon in the coalition agreements.

Government authority:

Canceling daycare subsidies will harm haredi working women

Letter to government ministers warns of unsafe daycare centers, less haredi women in the workforce, if daycare subsidies are cut without appropriate warning.

Shoftim:

Modern day "Levites" need to do more for society

The feeling of entitlement, of taking without giving, is contrary to the most fundamental teachings of the Torah.

'Pains me to see this'

Grandmother of wounded soldier attacked by haredi protesters

Yocheved, whose grandson was wounded twice in Gaza and is currently recovering, spoke her mind to haredi anti-draft protesters who threw water and spat at her.

Violence breaks out at anti-draft protest in Jerusalem

Passersby assaulted haredim protesting against the IDF's decision to draft them into military service.

Haredim vs. AG:

'Unfortunate decision, child abuse'

Haredi parties criticized the decision to stop subsidizing daycares for yeshiva students eligible for enlistment. "A direct blow to Haredi women who go out to work for their livings."

Attorney General:

No daycare subsidies for draft candidates

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara informed Labor Minister Ben-Tzur from Shas that the state no longer has the authority to finance aid for the children of yeshiva students who do not enlist.

Hundreds of protesters break into Tel Hashomer Induction Center

Hundreds of haredi extremists protest on Tuesday morning outside Tel Hashomer Induction Center against the drafting of haredim who received conscription orders.

IDF disappointed:

Very few haredim showed up for draft

Out of 500 haredim who were called to the IDF recruiting office, only thirty showed up. Others came, but saw the stormy protest outside and turned back.

Haredi Rabbis against Draft Law:

'Impossible to keep Torah laws during IDF service'

Leading Haredi Rabbis publish a letter today opposing enlistment in haredi IDF units, since 'it is impossible to remain Torah-observant and perform mitzvot properly during military service.'

Police declare illegal assembly

Haredi extremists protest outside recruiting office

Members of the Jerusalem Faction held a demonstration ahead of the arrival of haredim who were summoned to report for pre-draft evaluations.

Haredi draft:

1,000 summoned, demonstrations expected

The IDF made it clear that if only a few of those who were summoned report, more orders will be sent. In the meantime, forces in the haredi community are calling for massive protests.

'Show up at Draft Office'

Haredi minister opposes Shas rabbis' position

Haredi youth who receive a draft order must appear at the Draft Office, Welfare Minister Yakov Margi says. 'The law of the land is the law - first of all show up, tell them what is bothering you.'

Likud MK:

IDF did not keep its promise to haredim

'Secular public must understand that may haredim who enlisted in the IDF did not return to their community, because the IDF did not keep its promise,' MK Galit Distel Atbaryan says.

Haredi MK:

We won't bring down the government, and we won't sit with Left

Haredi MK Yitzhak Pindrus says Israeli Left 'bothered by anything connected to tradition,' calls them 'irrelevant.'

Minister Sofer: 'Students won't be dragged from Yeshivas'

Minister Sofer: 'The haredim are partners in the military campaign. We can reach respectable numbers without harming the world of Torah.'

Haredim report receiving draft orders by text message

Haredim, aged 25, including yeshiva students, received text messages calling them to report to the Recruiting Office for their first draft order.

Minister of Defense:

1,000 draft orders will be sent to haredim on Sunday

Minister of Defense approves IDF's recommendation to issue initial orders to haredim starting Sunday morning.

Head of Manpower Directorate:

I hope to see secular soldiers with haredi ones in the same tank

The Head of the Manpower Directorate (J1), MG Yaniv Asor spoke to future enlistees about the efforts to draft haredi soldiers into the IDF. 'IDF service is an enormous privilege, an honor, and not a burden.'

Three major hassidic courts:

Report for IDF preliminary evaluation

The leaders of the Ger, Belz, and Viznitz hassidim have told their followers to continue reporting for their pre-draft evaluations in the hope of reaching an agreement with the IDF.

'Don't say how many'

IDF representative's notes reveal talking points on haredi draft

During a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting IDF representatives refused to reveal how many pre-draft evaluation orders would be sent to haredim on Sunday.

Haredi minister:

'I am telling the court: We will not leave the government'

Welfare Minister Yakov Margi, who served in the IDF, promises that his party will not leave the government over the Draft Law crisis. 'Defense Ministry prefers to play politics instead of drafting haredim.'

Thousands of haredim to begin receiving draft notices next week

3,000 haredim expected to receive their first draft orders starting on Sunday after Supreme Court rules against mass exemptions for haredi yeshiva students.

Data reveals: Enlisting 1,000 haredim into combat could save 1.3b

Path to Draft Law which will provide historic and real solution begins only in Knesset committee, MK Yuli Edelstein says.

Cabinet Secretary estimates: Breakthrough on Draft Law

Prime Minister Netanyahu holds talks with Likud MKs, may have solved disagreements on Draft Law, report says.

Haredim to Netanyahu:

We support adding Sa'ar to the coalition

The haredi parties believe that approving the Haredi Draft Law in the current composition of the government may be complex and back the idea of adding Sa'ar and his party, New Hope - The National Right.

Haredi rabbi's harsh statement:

'Destruction' for yeshiva students to serve in IDF

Senior haredi rabbis speak out against Draft Law, insist it is 'destruction' and that yeshiva students not respond to draft orders. 'This is a battle of self-sacrifice.'

1st draft orders for haredim to be sent out next month

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant decides on timetable to begin implementing Supreme Court order barring the previous practice of exempting haredi students from military service.

Poll: This is the step that could increase haredi enlistment

New survey reveals that appropriate frameworks could significantly increase the percentage of haredim enlisting in the IDF.

IDF Confirms:

No way to draft tens of thousands of haredim

The IDF has confirmed that it is currently impractical to draft the Haredi community without a significant selection process.

Ayelet Shaked:

Haredim who aren't studying Torah must enlist

Former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked says 'View of IDF as strong, smart army no longer works, we need many more soldiers and what we thought worked - simply does not work.'

Gallant:

10,000 soldiers needed immediately

'The IDF is an institution that belongs to all of us and not to any political party. Unlike planes or bombs, soldiers cannot be brought from abroad, so we need to recruit more.'

'We won't join the enemy army'

Haredim protest conscription ruling in Jerusalem

Droves of anti-Zionist haredim gathered at Shabbat Square in Jerusalem to protest the recent Supreme Court ruling demanding the enlistment of haredi yeshiva students.

Chief Rabbi:

'What does the Supreme Court know?'

The Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, criticized the Supreme Court judges following their overturning of his custody decision.

Likud MK:

'The draft law must answer the army's needs'

Likud MK Dan Illouz stated that he will not support any haredi draft legislation that does not adequately support the needs of the IDF in the continuation of the war.

Haredi MK to Liberman:

Did you take us out of the wheelbarrows yet?

MK Avigdor Liberman demands haredim enlist in IDF; MK Moshe Gafni hits back: 'You wanted us headed to the garbage dump, and now you want us to enlist?'

PM Netanyahu demands explanations from key MK

PM Netanyahu demands MK Yuli Edelstein, head of key Knesset committee, to explain his demand for 'broad consensus' for passing Draft Law.

Haredi leader to donors: Some yeshivas already closed

Following Supreme Court ruling, Rabbi Dov Landa slammed justices, saying the ruling is cruel to Torah learners.

‘Destruction of Torah studies’

Haredi media on day after dramatic ruling

Main headlines in haredi media on High Court’s dramatic Draft Law ruling. Hamevaser: 'Serious danger to the future of the state.'

Attorney General:

3,000 haredim must be immediately drafted into IDF

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara says following Supreme Court ruling that haredi students cannot avoid IDF service that thousands of haredim must be drafted immediately, more must be drafted in the future.

Supreme Court: Draft haredim, end funding for yeshivas

Supreme Court rules that there is no legal framework to allow differentiation between yeshiva students and other populations.

Review:

Tuvia Tenenboim's new book on the haredi community in Israel

His roots are among them. Tuvia was born, raised, and educated as one of them for his first 17 years.

Nir Barkat to Netanyahu:

'I will oppose the Draft Law along with other MKs'

Minister Nir Barkat says he informed Prime Minister Netanyahu that he and other Likud MKs would oppose the Draft Law in its currently proposed format.

Haredi Draft Law to be promoted – Edelstein plans changes

After approving the application of the sequence to the draft bill, the committee holds its first discussion with the heads of the opposition and coalition.

MK Kroizer vs. Min. Goldknopf: ‘Painful and detached statement'

Minister of Housing claimed that the state isn’t really interested in the haredim drafting. MK Kroizer: ‘Sadly, we see that the haredi sector is not connected.’

IDF Chief of Staff:

'Haredi enlistment is a distinct need'

Chief of Staff Halevi stated during a tour of Gaza with senior IDF commanders that 'there is an opportunity for change in the haredi community. We are not seeing enough people coming forward to draft, but there is a desire for change. '

Religious Zionist Party Director:

Deri shouldn't come to War Cabinet meetings until haredim enlist

Religious Zionist Party Director Yehuda Wald wrote that Ariye Deri can not morally and ethically send soldiers to the battlefield as long as he does not work to send haredi boys as well.

Yeshiva asks for 250 dollars to every senior student

Against the backdrop of the budget cuts for yeshivas, the Belzer gabbai last night, in the presence of the rebbe and thousands of hasidim, requested donations of 250 dollars per student.

IDF confirms:

Haredi brigade to be established

The new brigade will not include any women, will have a special admissions committee to ensure that the recruits are haredi, and all commanders will be religious.

Eida Haharedit:

'It is forbidden to enlist in civilian service'

Eida Haharedit vehemently opposes haredi enlistment to alternative services besides the IDF. 'It is forbidden for any individual to be recruited for any type of enlistment.'

Head of Hesder Yeshiva:

'A law that completely exempts Torah students – defies Torah law'

Head of the Birkat Moshe Yeshiva in Ma'ale Adumim, Rabbi Yitzchak Sheilat, expressed his unequivocal objection to the law exempting Torah students from drafting to the IDF

Defense Minister Gallant:

‘All sectors of the population must draft'

Gallant to Yahalom combat soldiers: ‘All sectors of the population must draft. Everyone must play a significant part in ensuring our security.’

IDF publishes preliminary regulations extending reserve duty

The Ministry of Defense has published a first draft of a law that will extend the time reservists will need to remain enlisted.

Knesset approves:

Government will advance Haredi Draft Law initiated by Gantz

Knesset approves by majority of 63 to 57 the continuous application of the Haredi Draft Law, allowing the legislative procedures to continue from where they left off in the previous Knesset.

'Cynical use of bereaved families'

Memorial display causes uproar

A memorial display, with the names of the fallen IDF soldiers was placed in protest ahead of a vote on the draft law. Bereaved mother Ofra Lax, whose son Nave fell in battle, reacted strongly to the use of the names of the fallen for political purposes.

Ayelet Shaked:

‘Not ruling out return to politics’

On the Draft Law, Former Justice Minister, Ayelet Shaked, said that, ‘At least 50% are not learning Torah day and night; they must draft.’

'Obligation based on the Torah'

Religious Zionist rabbis stress importance of military service

Several dozen religious Zionist rabbinical leaders, including heads of Hesder yeshivas, signed a letter opposing the “recruitment law” currently being advanced in the Government.

A-G holding talks to cancel daycare subsidies for Torah learners

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara seeks to end property tax discounts, daycare subsidies, for haredi families headed by a yeshiva student.

To protest of Draft Law

Extremist haredim block roads in Jerusalem and central Israel

In protest against the draft law, dozens of extremist haredim blocked Highway 4 at the entrance to Bnei Brak; police arrest 4. Protest at Cinema City Jnct. in capital.

Live:

IDF not ready to recruit 3,000 haredim

A discussion is taking place at the on petitions demanding the recruitment of yeshiva students and the prevention of funding for institutions whose students do not enlist.