Draft Law

Draft law:

Government stalls on new legislation

'We should have made it a precondition for joining the govt, as Ben-Gvir did with laws he wanted passed.'

Senior coalition members: Delay approval of Draft Law

Volatile political, public situation forces delay of Draft Law, Torah learning law, senior coalition sources say.

Opposition MK hits back at Lapid:

'Attend government events even when there are disagreements'

'Yair Lapid is not my leader, the opposition is diverse,' MK Alon Schuster says.

Lapid: 'We'll cancel the Draft Law at the first opportunity'

Opposition leader MK Yair Lapid calls Draft Law 'National Shirk Law,' suggests holding discussions on it.

IDF to continue sending enlistment letters to haredim

Military presents new service model under which solders who serve for longer will receive higher salaries.

Haredi MK:

'Large number of people will be able to come to Meron'

MK Meir Porush discusses Lag Ba'omer celebrations, Draft Law. 'When Gantz was DM he agreed to things Lapid opposed.'

Liberman: 'No way to reach agreement on Draft Law'

Former Finance Min. says he 'never heard of' IDF supporting law allowing some not to serve, says everyone must serve or do National Service.

Report: Government planning temporary haredi draft law

New law would lower army exemption age to 21 for a decade, encouraging haredi men to join the workforce while avoiding Supreme Court ruling.

MK Rothman to introduce watered-down version of reform

Senior member from haredi party says there is a willingness to compromise on Override Clause in exchange for better draft law.

Likud MK on judicial reform:

'We'll modify reforms even if the opposition doesn't negotiate'

MK Bitan blames haredi MKs for pressuring coalition to rush reform package. 'This should have been done entirely differently.'

IDF draft:

By 2050, just 41% of youth will enlist

This 41% will consist of 99 thousand people, as opposed to just 67 thousand today.

Gafni: Half should serve in IDF, half study Torah

UTJ MK suggests revival of system which existed in King David's time to split military service and Torah study.

200 young haredi men enlist in IDF

The young men will be integrated into both combat and non-combat jobs

Defense Minister: 'Torah learning is very important'

'All parts of Israeli society need to find a way to serve,' Defense Min. Gantz says.

Does the Draft Law have a chance of passing?

Knesset's Security and Defense Committee discusses Draft Law, despite low chance of it passing its next readings.

Hundreds of haredi protesters block entrance to Jerusalem

Etz faction protests arrest of young haredi man who did not register for the IDF draft.

Likud MK: Draft haredim only if you preserve their lifestyle

'State must not try to turn haredi soldiers into what they do not wish to be,' MK Shlomo Karhi says.

Dep. Knesset Speaker:

'Haredi society not responsible for cost of living'

MK Eitan Ginzburg, Dep. Knesset Speaker, says haredim not responsible for cost of living, but anyone not learning should go out and work.

Gafni vs Bennett:

Haredi MK: Why did God punish us with this psychotic PM?

Senior haredi lawmaker shouts at PM Bennett in Knesset plenum, calling him 'psychotic'.

Knesset passes Draft Law in its first reading

2 weeks after the Draft Law was defeated, coalition succeeds in advancing it towards becoming law.

Tensions in coalition as Knesset to vote on Citizenship Law

Interior Minister Shaked to attempt to push through Citizenship Law a week after Meretz killed Draft Law.

Liberman: We'll oppose any attempt to allow haredim to join govt

Finance Minister insists on passing conversion reform, haredi draft law, before haredi parties can be allowed to join coalition.

Benny Gantz resubmits Draft Law

Defense Minister resubmits law which failed to pass in the Knesset on Monday, embarrassing the coalition.

Joint List:

'Enlisting haredim will strengthen the occupation army'

Meretz MK who caused Draft Law not to pass says coalition crossed all lines in its attitude toward the Arab public.

Coalition embarrassment as Meretz MK votes against Draft Law

Mansour Abbas tells Aryeh Deri Draft Law is good for the haredim, bill fails in 54-54 vote after Meretz MK breaks coalition discipline.

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Haredi journalist leaves Galai Tzahal after consulting Rebbe

Haredi journalist Yissachar Zalmanovich enlisted in Galai Tzahal's course but announced he was switching positions after consulting Rebbe.

Study of 'lazy eye' reveals public health's blind spots

Immigrants and haredi men are at greatest risk of suffering untreated lazy eye, study shows.

Liberman: New haredi draft law is a 'vision of the end of days'

Finance Minister hails government's decision to back plan to encourage haredi yeshiva students to enter the workforce.

'A Historic Moment'

Haredim over 21 to be exempted from IDF draft

Government votes to lower draft exemption age for haredi men to 21 - before rising to 23. 'This is a historic moment,' says PM Bennett.

New haredi Draft Law to be voted on in coming weeks

Draft almost identical to that developed at behest of then-Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman.

Draft Law granted its tenth extension

Government had vowed to bring Draft Law to very first cabinet meeting, but instead applied to Supreme Court for a six-month reprieve.

Liberman on Draft Law: Closing the circle

Finance Minister at cabinet meeting calls for final passage of Draft Law which was torpedoed in earlier governments. 'Historic justice.'

Israel's Draft Law: Knesset comes full circle

Coalition agreements include changes to religious status quo in Israel, aim to legislate Draft Law initially approved in 2018.

Gantz: IDF needs a new approach to recruiting

Speaking at a ceremony at the Kirya HQ, Defense Minister stressed need for diversity within the ranks.

Supreme Court sets 3-month deadline for Draft Law

Court rejects Defense Minister Gantz's request to have deadline to pass new Draft Law delayed by six months.

Gantz asks for six-month extension for haredi Draft Law

Haredi MKs suspect opposition parties of delaying a decision until after elections - in order to use it as a key campaign issue.

Haredi parties: Gantz holding draft law hostage

Haredi parties accuse Defense Minister of using draft law to force them to pressure PM to compromise on the 2021 budget.

'No Knesset means no Draft Law'

DM Benny Gantz calls for 'comprehensive reform' in IDF service, urges passage of Draft Law.

Gantz to haredim: Draft Law in exchange for preventing elections

Report: Gantz spoke to haredi leaders and indicated he would support the Draft Law if they pressure Netanyahu not to go to election.

Gantz requests delay for passage of Draft Law

Defense Minister asks Supreme Court for 3-month extension to September to pass new Draft Law, citing recent formation of new government.

Netanyahu can prevent Israel from imploding

Report: Liberman gave haredim exemptions from army

False medical exemptions were given to haredim, & sons of prominent haredim received easy exemptions, when Liberman was DM, report says.

The cost of Avigdor Liberman

Inflated haredi draft numbers: 'The orders came from the top'

Former officer in IDF's manpower directorate who was involved in inflating of haredi draft numbers says orders 'came from the top.'

Report: IDF falsified statistics on haredi draft

For years, IDF's statistics on haredi enlistment have been exaggerated to prevent public criticism, report says.

Netanyahu and Liberman should cut a deal now that Rivlin plan failed

Shas leader: 'I haven't spoken to Liberman in four months'

'I understood that Yisrael Beytenu chair isn't interested in compromise or a Netanyahu government,' Interior Min. Deri says.

Liberman: 'We won't budge a single millimeter on Draft Law'

Yisrael Beytenu chairman promises: 'We're not in the government because we wouldn't compromise, and we won't cave in September, either.'

Draft Law: It just won't go by force

If one wants to make a real change in the attitude of the haredi public towards the State, it must come from dialogue and mutual respect.

Lapid: Our children's blood is not worth less

Blue and White leader accompanies new draftee to induction office, praises willingness to fulfill obligation. 'We must pass the draft law.'

Bennett presents New Right's plan for draft law

New Right chairman presents plan to lower age of exemption for haredim to encourage them to work, increase compensation for soldiers.

Draft Law: Gerrer Rebbe in rare recording

Admor of Gur explains significance of making decisions on sensitive matter like Draft Law: 'I do all I can about recruitment.'

Political drama:

Knesset dissolved, Israel going to elections

Law to dissolve the Knesset approved in second and third readings. Elections expected to take place on September 17.

Hotovely: Liberman needs to come to his senses

Likud's Tzipi Hotovely says Israel needs two large parties instead of small 'blackmailing' parties, best is if Liberman compromises.

Liberman: We will not give up on our principles

Yisrael Beytenu chairman clarifies: It's the Draft Law in its original wording or nothing else.

'End this stalemate and get to work'

United Right MK Ofir Sofer says haredi society is changing, discourse should focus on merit of serving in IDF instead of on obligation.

Agudat Yisrael approves Netanyahu compromise

Haredi faction overwhelmingly approves PM-proposed outline for draft law, but Liberman remains adamant not one detail can be changed.

Shas: Liberman is not being truthful

The Shas party rejects the claims voiced by Yisrael Beiteinu chairman. 'He's using the draft law as an excuse to topple the gov't.'

Amid warnings of new elections, coalition talks remain stalled

Despite threats by Netanyahu to dissolve Knesset and go to new elections, haredi lawmakers and Yisrael Beytenu fail to reach compromise.