IDF Enlistment

‘Every Jew must feel committed’

French cousins enlist in the IDF

After making Aliyah from France, cousins Gad and Elior enlist in the IDF’s Hasmonean Brigade, driven by faith, duty and a desire to defend Israel.

Shas soldier video sparks online uproar

A Shas campaign video showing one son serving in the IDF and another studying in yeshiva sparks sharp online reactions, with users pointing to the party’s push for haredi draft exemptions.

Shas officials jump ship

Three members of Shas' Kiryat Gat slate defect to rival Ahi party, citing Shas' opposition to IDF enlistment for haredim not studying in yeshiva.

'The IDF's elite unit'

Faith and motivation at the Hesder yeshiva enlistment day

Father and son at Tel HaShomer discuss Hesder enlistment, Torah study, family service tradition, and motivation shaped by faith and recent war years.

IDF to continue sending enlistment letters to haredim

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

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.

Left-wing Army Radio pundit: 'Bennett is a fascist'

Media figure Raanan Shaked blasts Bennett's program to encourage IDF enlistment, calls him 'fascist,' 'Benito.' Will Army Radio suspend him?

Bennett Plan to increase IDF enlistment motivation revealed

Program includes officer visits to schools for recruitment preparation & strengthening connection between combat military bases and schools.

True Story Happening in Bet El

Incredible true story happening now in Bet El...

His father is dysfunctional. His mother is in a closed insane asylum. Though once living the streets, Binyamin will now go far in the IDF...

'Let me enlist!' French oleh sleeps outside base

Moving protest: 32-year-old new immigrant and 2-time triathalon 'Ironman' vows to sleep outside rain or shine until he is allowed in IDF.

Advocate for Christian IDF Soldiers Receives Death Threats

Lawyer Eyal Paltak, who works for Christian soldiers in Nazareth, is receiving rampant death threats from those opposed to IDF service.