Draft Law

'Anti-draft protesters are reckless fools'

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky blasts Yerushalmi Faction over wave of anti-draft protests: 'They're empty, foolish people who insult great rabbis.'

Police mark haredi demonstrators with numbers after arrests

Anti-draft demonstrators' hands marked with numbers after they refuse to identify themselves to police.

Female soldier who fended off anti-IDF radicals to be indicted?

IDF soldier who was harassed by dozens of anti-draft protesters faces possible assault charges.

Coalition to legislate new haredi draft law

Coalition heads agree Tuesday to legislate a new law regulating the haredi draft.

Haredi enlistment rising - but IDF still not meeting goals

The number of haredi Jews drafting into the IDF continues to rise, but IDF is still far from reaching its goals, report finds.

Haredi IDF induction increase

Defense Ministry publishes figures for young haredi recruitment in 2016; number highter, but far from government goal.

'Nationality Law' in exchange for Supreme Court bypass law?

Haredi parties condition their support of the 'Nationality Law' on approving legislation to advance Supreme Court bypass law.

Oren Hazan slams attempts to force haredi draft

'How can we tell them not to learn Torah when we have our own state? Why should haredi Jews be forced to serve - but not Arabs?'

Minister: Police are going to have to explain their behavior

Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan promises investigation into claims of police brutality at haredi anti-draft rally in Jerusalem.

'Excessive, needless, life-threatening violence'

Police department to examine charges officers used excessive force to break up haredi anti-draft protest in Jerusalem.

Liberman to haredim:

'Either national service, or no subsidies'

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman demanded that all haredi Jews draft to the IDF in the wake of Supreme Court ruling.

'It's time to stop the Supreme Court from running wild'

MK Bezalel Smotrich called on haredi MK's to team up and pass a law that would limit the Supreme Court's powers of intervention.

Haredi MKs focus their rage on the Supreme Court

Shas and UTJ MKs held an emergency meeting Wednesday, and harshly criticized the Supreme Court for striking down the draft law.

Court strikes down amendment to mandatory draft law

State given one year to come up with new draft law after exemptions given to yeshiva students deemed unconstitutional.

Haredi recruitment rising - but not meeting targets

In the past draft year, 2,800 haredi soldiers were recruited, missing government's target of 3,200.

Shas MK Margi on haredi extremists: 'Sit on the serpent's head'

'They have to be hit in their pocket, stop budgetary flows; haredi extremists have no problem with arrests ... Must hit where it hurts'.

Thoughts on the haredi anti-IDF rally in New York

Anti-Zionist radicals riot in Jerusalem, clash with police

Watch: Detectives collecting evidence against radicals suspected of attacking haredi soldiers come under barrage of stones.

Watch: Radical anti-Zionists break into IDF base

Hundreds of haredi demonstrators protest against draft, break into army complex in Tzrifin.

A haredi writer's open letter to anti-IDF rioters

Yerushalmi Faction riots lead haredi writer to ask: How many enemies to the Torah way of life have you created?

Ben Gurion Airport prepares for haredi demonstrations

Leaders of haredi demonstrations against IDF recruitment plan rallys at airport to disrupt Passover travel to and from Israel.

Haredi MK: Yerushalmi Faction is an unruly handful

Health Minister explains Yerushalmi Faction not connected to haredi mainstream, 'This is not our way'.

Investigation follows incitement against haredi recruiter

Investigation opened following leafleting at several locations in IDF haredi recruitment chief's Petah Tikva neighborhood.

Extremists call for death of officer over haredi enlistment

Haredi extremists place leaflets praying for the death of officer involved in haredi enlistment outside his parents' house.

Campaign calls on haredi women to harass defense officials

Haredi magazine publishes names and phone numbers of defense officials, calls on haredi women to launch campaign against haredi enlistment.

Reason for demonstrations: Arrest of haredi draft dodgers

Dozens of Jerusalem Faction members demonstrate at Jerusalem, Beit Dagan and Reem junctions. Police dispersed demonstrators.

How much does the campaign against haredi soldiers cost?

Fundraising pamphlet distributed in US to support effort to shame haredi soldiers reveals expenses of 'hardak' campaign.

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.

Policeman questioned for assaulting haredi protester

Officer questioned after police receive video showing him shoving haredi protester at demonstration against arrest of draft dodger.

Hundreds of haredi draft opponents demonstrate across Israel

31 arrested as demonstrators protest jailing of draft-dodger yeshiva student.

Head of IDF Haredi Integration Dep't heckled at Rachel's Tomb

Major Amir Vaknin, the head of the department for integration of haredim in the IDF, was heckled at Rachel's Tomb by extremist haredim.

Deputy Defense Minister Ben-Dahan disappointed in haredi leaders

Deputy DM condemns tacit encouragement by haredi leaders to incite against haredi soldiers. 'No sanction in the world for such acts'

Initiative: Lawsuits against those harassing IDF recruits

Defense Ministry initiates free legal aid to haredi soldiers to redress harassment they suffer because of being drafted.

7 arrested in haredi protests in Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh

Demonstrators protest arrest of haredi women accused of draft dodging.

Haredi officer files multi-million shekel suit against harassers

Haredi IDF officer files 2.4 million shekel lawsuit against leaders of campaign to defame him and his family in haredi community.

Haredi party heads refuse to condemn 'soldier shaming'

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

Chief rabbi: fix the haredi draft law

Chief Sephardic rabbi writes letter to haredi MKs requesting amendment to draft law.

'Eat pork!' Haredi officer threatened by extremists at home

The head of haredi recruitment in Bnei Brak receives letter at home threatening him if he does not quit position in IDF.

Doctors fight to save eye of haredi girl injured during protest

18-year old haredi girl was seriously injured after being knocked down by an anti-riot water cannon during a protest in Jerusalem.

Teenage haredi girl injured during anti-draft protests

Female passerby injured as police break up haredi protest in Jerusalem.

Watch: Haredi protesters shut down roads across Israel

Members of Yerushalmi faction block roads around country to protest arrest of haredi draft-dodger.

'Haredi paratroopers? A dangerous enticement'

As IDF begins recruitment campaign for all-haredi paratrooper unit, draft opponent warns program is dangerous enticement to join army.

IDF Rabbi: Yair Lapid split the haredim and the IDF

Lieutenant Colonel Rabbi Moshe Raived assesses the long-term effects of Lapid's draft law - and explains why he resigned from the IDF.

Haredi recruit thrown off bus, told to shave beard

Army regulations create pitfalls for religious recruits.

Haredi paper portrays Jewish Home MK as hangman

Caricature in Hapeles portrays Deputy Defense Minister as hangman targeting yeshiva students.

Haredim riot over draft-dodger arrest

Police report rioting haredim in Jerusalem near Kikar Hashabbat, after security forces arrested a youth for dodging the IDF draft.

Chabad leaders broker deal with IDF over draft

15% of Chabad students to be exempt from army service; 85% will draft by age 26 after returning from the Chabad headquarters in Brooklyn.

'Satan has invaded the haredi community, nothing will be left'

Rabbi leading fight against haredi draft says new data showing more haredim joining the IDF is harbinger of haredi community's destruction.

Pictures: President Rivlin visits new IDF draftees

On the day of IDF August draft, President Reuven Rivlin pays the fresh recruits a visit to offer them encouragement for their new journey.

Lapid drawing closer to haredim?

Yair Lapid expresses willingness to accept new, defanged version of haredi draft law, in shift from previous hard-line position.

IDF to form new haredi paratrooper unit

Multi-year Gideon plan leads to significant changes in IDF policy.

Radicals ratchet up attacks on home of haredi officer

Anti-Zionists attempt to break into home of haredi officer, vandalize front door.

Haredi death threats: 'You will be strangled tonight'

Haredi man encouraging dropouts to enlist or find work reveals shocking threats by haredi extremists: 'you and your kids will burn.'

And then, Meir, I began to cry.

Haredi protesters call cops 'Nazis' - on Yom HaShoah

Arrest of draft-dodger yeshiva student leads to haredi protests on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Solution to 'hardak' campaign?

Chabad IDF rabbi's unique cure for haredi extremism

Military rabbi reveals his response to extremist youth who shouted slurs at him in synagogue - including seizing his hat, forced learning.

Supreme Court blasts new haredi draft law as 'too soft'

Amendments to the 2014 law don't provide enough incentives for a haredi draft, may be political pandering, justices say.

Soldier 'exterminator' costume a hit with haredi extremists

Latest form of anti-Zionist incitement teaches children to 'exterminate' religious soldiers.

Knesset targets radical haredi anti-draft movement

The Knesset is taking aim at the phenomenon of violent attacks, harassment, and humiliation against haredi soldiers.

Soldier attacked by stone-throwers - in the middle of Ashdod

Haredi soldier and his son attacked by haredi stone-throwers outside of Ashdod yeshiva.