Haredi Soldiers

'A despicable act, we need to wake up before its too late'

ZAKA head Yehuda Meshi Zahav reacted sharply to the hanging of effigies of haredi soldiers on Jerusalem streets during Purim.

Police to investigate incitement against haredi soldiers

After radicals hang haredi soldiers in effigy, AG approves first-ever investigation into incitement against religious soldiers.

Extremists hang faux haredi soldiers

Eida Haharedit youth hang dummies dressed as haredi soldiers.

'This is how we deal with those who attack haredi soldiers'

Attorney General announces new measures to deal with incitement and harassment against haredi soldiers.

Poll: Haredim oppose IDF draft - and shaming of haredi soldiers

Survey shows 78% of haredi Jews in Israel oppose draft of yeshiva students. Large majority also opposes campaign to shame haredi soldiers.

Watch: Haredi soldiers attacked in Jerusalem

Two haredi IDF soldiers were rushed out of a restaurant last night in the haredi Meah Shearim neighborhood after being verbally attacked.

Urgent IDF subcommittee debate on harassment of haredi soldiers

Committee chairman Ohana: "Whoever persecutes haredi soldiers - we'll persecute him back!"

Liberman: stricter punishments for harassing haredi soldiers

Defense Minister calls for stricter enforcement and harsher measures against those who harass haredi IDF soldiers.

Haredi party heads refuse to condemn 'soldier shaming'

Haredi soldiers fall victim to haredi 'shaming campaign,' UTJ and Shas leaders refuse to condemn incitement.

Haredim attack soldier in Beit Shemesh

Police arrest 3 suspects for attacking haredi soldier and officer.

Watch: Radicals target haredi soldier in synagogue

Anti-Zionists hurl verbal abuse at religious soldier, demand he leave neighborhood after coming to pray at local synagogue.

Man convicted of incitement against haredi soldier

Court convicts man who yelled derogatory slur 'Hardak' at haredi soldier in a Jerusalem synagogue.

Haredi soldiers combine army with Talmud at swearing-in ceremony

The newest solders in the Nahal Haredi unit turned their swearing-in ceremony into milestone for religious IDF soldiers.

Watch: Haredi soldier verbally abused on Bnei Brak streets

Video posted online shows example of plight of many haredi IDF soldiers, who are often jeered and heckled on the streets in haredi cities.

Haredi soldier spills his heart to IDF Chief of Staff

A. was excommunicated by family, then abandoned by army after tumor found in his head - until a chance encounter with Gadi Eizenkot.

And then, Meir, I began to cry.

Ben-Dahan to haredim: Condemn extremists in your midst

Dep. Defense Minister Ben-Dahan demands haredi leadership condemn attacks on religious soldiers.

'Haredi soldier' effigy with dog's face at protest

Four arrested during haredi extremist protest against IDF enlistment, which included dehumanization of haredi soldiers.

New Draft Law postpones haredi IDF service

'Trial period' postponed, then extended until 2020; criminal sanctions not to be enforced until 2023.

Haredi Soldiers Foil Two Terror Cells

Nahal Haredi troops take large role in combating the terror wave, even as they study Rambam as part of a special program.

Ya'alon: 'Zero Tolerance' for Haredi Incitement Against IDF

Defense Minister urges haredi leaders to condemn wave of violence against haredi soldiers and their recruiters.

Dozens of Haredi Extremists Threaten IDF Recruiters

Leaked calls show vitriol toward IDF recruiters within the haredi world, with one even pretending to be a terrorist for scare tactics.

Watch: Haredim Attack Soldier, Call Him a 'Nazi'

Extremist group in Beit Shemesh hurl insults at soldier returning home - calling him a Nazi on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Haredi Extremists Step Up Incitement Campaign against IDF

Arab incitement against Jewish soldiers? No, its a flier put in mail boxes by haredim refusing to enlist dehumanizing haredi soldiers.

Terrorist Attack Thwarted at Samaria Checkpoint

Terrorist armed with a knife tries to stab soldier at crossing in Samaria, neutralized by Hareidi Brigade soldiers.

First Hareidi Hesder Yeshiva Combines Torah and Army

Ground-breaking four-year program opened in Jerusalem, integrates two years of study with two years of service in Cyber Defense Unit.

Enlistment Law Causes Sharp Drop in Hareidi Draftees

IDF acknowledges that controversial new law responsible for 30% drop in enlistments to Nahal Hareidi; down to 140 draftees in March.

When Rav Kook Met Moshe Dayan About Yeshivas and IDF

85% of Hareidi Soldiers: Proud to Serve

New polls reveal how hareidi-religious soldiers feel about the IDF, as hundreds more enlist.

Air Force Gets Inside Look at the Hareidi World

Air Force commanders prepare for new hareidi-religious recruits with a tour of Jerusalem’s Chassidic communities.

Another Attack on Hareidi Soldier in Jerusalem

Hareidim threw objects at a soldier at the Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. He was not hurt.

Gantz: Mea Shearim Attack 'Very Serious'

IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz condemned the attack on a hareidi-religious soldier in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim neighborhood.

Chabad Kippah at the Center of Military Hearing

Soldier disciplined for refusing to switch Chabad yalmulka with another.

Yaalon: No to Forcing Hareidim, Arabs to Enlist

Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon says “threats won't work,” hopes compromise wording will be found.

Soldiers: Hareidi Jews Will be Pleasantly Surprised by IDF

Ministers meet with hareidi soldiers as they weigh options in IDF enlistment battle.

Gerrer Rebbe, Rabbi Ovadia in Emergency Confab

Shas and UTJ coordinating their moves over attempt to increase hareidi enlistment to IDF.

Religious and Married on the Navy's Missile Boat

Arutz Sheva met Lieutenant Chen Shalit, a religious naval officer who serves on a missile boat. "This is a mission," he declares.

Married Hareidi Woman Arrested for 'Dodging Draft'

Member of Chabad stream was about to fly to Crown Heights for holidays but wound up in military jail.

Feminists Warn: Hareidim Turning IDF into 'Army of Men'

Former officers in IDF, Police warn Plesner Committee hareidi enlistment will be bad for women's movement.

Male-Only Environment for Hareidim, Says IDF

Apparently anxious not to lose hareidi recruits, IDF makes clear it wants "to integrate without changing" them.

IDF Launches Hareidi PR Campaign

Army wants to convince hareidim that enlistment is good for them.

IDF Chief of Staff: All Troops Must Attend Official Ceremonies

IDF Chief of Staff Benny Ganz rules no soldier will be exempt from official military ceremonies, even if a woman is singing.