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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.
Extremists Arrested 'Bombing' Haredi Draft Conference
3 haredi youths disrupt meeting encouraging IDF draft in central Jerusalem by hitting participants, cursing them and damaging the building.
Vizhnitz Rebbe Orders Youths to Enlist in IDF
In dramatic turnaround on previous decision, Vizhnitz yeshiva students told to enlist all together on a special day after long negotiations.
Yeshiva Student Combat Draft Rates 6 Times Higher Since 2007
State submits critical data on haredi enlistment in response to petition claiming haredi draft is 'discrimination.'
Lapid: Bibi 'Selling Out Israel' to Haredim
Yesh Atid head slams Likud's 'moral bankruptcy' for canceling criminal sanctions against draft refusers, restoring child stipends.
Catfight Over Knesset Law Likely to be Canceled
MKs Yael German (Yesh Atid) and Gila Gamliel (Likud) go head to head on repercussions of haredi draft law likely to be repealed.
Rabbi David Yosef: Secular Jews Endanger Israel
Those who do not observe the commandments is endangering our existence more than the Arabs, said Rabbi Yosef.
Lapid: I Won't Sit in Coalition that Repeals Haredi Draft Law
Yesh Atid head comes out swinging against PM Netanyahu and Labor head Herzog, accusing them of trying to win favor with haredi parties.
Lapid Says 'No' to Coalition that Will Change Draft Law
Yesh Atid chairman says he will not be part of a government that will remove the criminal sanctions against haredi draft dodgers.
Expert: Haredi IDF Service Now an Unstoppable Force
More members of the haredi community are joining the army than ever, according to Yonatan Bransky of the Netzah Yehuda group.
Rabbi Melamed: Jewish Home Does Listen to Rabbis
Rabbi Zalman Melamed says all issues between Jewish Home and senior rabbis in Religious Zionist community have been resolved.
Haredim Continue Protests Against IDF Draft
Haredim opposed to the IDF draft of yeshiva students on Wednesday staged a major protest along Israel's highways.
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.
Haredim Block Highways in Protest of IDF Enlistment
Outside Modi'in, in Jerusalem and Ashdod, masses of haredim block roads and protest arrest of four students who refused enlistment.
Neturei Karta Campaign: Hareidi Soldiers Modern-Day Hellenists
Poster featuring hareidi soldiers depicted as Ancient Greeks, chasing hareidi children warns against 'Hellenists of today.'
60 Hareidim Enlist into Air Force
By year's end, 400 hareidi men will have joined the Air Force in the Shahar Kahol program.
Hareidi IDF Recruitment on the Rise
13.5% of soldiers hareidi, up from 8.5% in 2004 - but hareidi cities still contributed the fewest soldiers to the Army in 2014.
MKs File Incitement Complaint Over Anti-IDF Poster
Legal action taken over hareidi-extremist poster portraying religious soldier as pig; MKs say campaigns constitute incitement to violence.
Shameful: Hamas Retweets Hareidi Anti-IDF 'Pig' Cartoon
Posters portraying religious soldiers as pigs drawn up by Jewish anti-Zionists - and happily endorsed by their Islamist counterparts.
Hareidi Extremists Show IDF Soldiers as Pigs in Poster Campaign
Just days after Yom Kippur less than two months after Gaza war, hareidi extremists relaunch anti-IDF incitement.
State Defends Hareidi Draft Amid Legal Battle
Three petitions submitted to the High Court provoke firm state response: the draft law is here to stay.
NGO Notes Significant Drop in Hareidi Army Enlistment
Religious Freedom group debunks Yesh Atid pride over 39% draft increase due to new law 'as accurate as Hamas's declaration of a victory'.
Rabbis Slam IDF for Targeting Hareidi Soldiers in Punishment
Nahal Hareidi rabbis criticize 'drastic' jailing of soldiers in the Brigade for part in social protest, note rapid decline in enlistment.
IDF Yeshiva Leader Demands: 'Cancel Enlistment Law'
Former chairman of Hesder Yeshivas Association calls on Supreme Court to cancel; 'no hareidim enlisting anymore.'
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.
'If Hareidim Understood the Draft Bill, They Wouldn't Oppose it'
Hareidi MK Dov Lipman shares his thoughts on the enlistment bill, negotiations with the PA and the prospects for a split in Beit Shemesh.
Families 'Ashamed of Hareidi War Dead'
Three Hesder yeshivas will honor the graves of hareidi soldiers whose families do not visit on Memorial Day.
Vizhnitzer Rebbe Tells Young Men to Ignore IDF Summons
The instructions signal a break from the longstanding hareidi policy, to report to recruitment offices.
Hareidi Draft Evader Freed
Hareidi MKs tried but it was Zionist Rabbi Haim Druckman who secured the youth's freedom. Protests likely scuttled.
Hareidim Gather in Streets Saturday Night to Protest IDF Draft
Hareidi protesters take extreme measures to protest the arrest of man who ignored draft summons.
Hareidi Leader: We Will Continue to Fight the Draft Law
Hareidim will continue to evade army service, says leader of the hareidi struggle against the new draft law.
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.
'Quiet Deal' to Release Yeshiva Student for Seder
Sources close to Shas Chairman Deri say IDF has agreed to free yeshiva student whose arrest sparked rioting.
Hundreds Protest Hareidi Draft Refuser's Arrest, 5 Arrested
The protesters are from the eida hareidit stream, which organized mass rallies in the past. Police arrest 5.
'Jews Don't Differentiate Between Religion and Nationality'
Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman believes in keeping religion and state together - in certain contexts, at least.
Hareidi IDF Enlistment
Ya'alon Promises 'No Force or Coercion' on Hareidi Enlistment
Ya'alon stresses importance of preserving hareidi lifestyle in army to new hareidi recruits, notes challenges of hareidi backlash.
Torah Students Dragged to Jail in Purim Skit
Chassidic Purim celebration includes comedy skit where Torah student is taken to prison.
Hareidi Rabbi Seeks Lapid's Dead Grandfather to Defeat Draft Law
Leading hareidi rabbi sought help from beyond the grave for hareidi win in Beit Shemesh elections, and to defeat Enlistment Law.
Bennett Praises 'Historic Law' in Video Statement
Jewish Home Chairman hails new law for easing hareidi entrance to job market and army.
Shas MK to Jewish Home: You Hate Hareidim
Shas will not hesitate to join a coalition led by the Labor party and leave the Jewish Home behind, threatens MK Yitzchak Vaknin.
MK on Enlistment Bill's 'Anti-Hareidi Message'
MK Chetboun warns Enlistment Bill will rip Israeli society apart, says he ‘won’t play Yesh Atid’s game.’
Coalition MK to Vote No on ‘Anti-Religious’ Enlistment Bill
MK Chetboun’s surprise opposition to ‘anti-religious’ enlistment bill is the first crack in Coalition discipline.
Lapid: Time for Hareidi Men to Do Their Part
Lapid: Vote on hareidi enlistment is a vote for government power over ‘multi-cultural circus.’
Hareidi Viewpoint: Unraveled Knit Kippot
Jewish Home MK Says He 'Put Holes' in Draft Law
MK Chetboun boasts of 'tricks' and 'games' that made law drafting hareidim 'completely different' from what was intended.
Hareidi Soldiers Say Other Hareidim Abuse Them
Hareidi soldiers are suffering assaults and abuse from members of their own communities. It's linked to the draft law, IDF officials say.
Hareidim in New York Protest Draft Law
Thousands of hareidim gathered in Manhattan to protest against the new Israeli draft law which will force yeshiva students to enlist.
Clip Returns Fire On 'Official' Hareidi Protest Video
New clip flips propaganda video around, shows hareidi soldiers juxtaposed with 'worthless pursuits' of hareidi protesters.
Rabbi Calls on Hareidi Community to Thank Jewish Home
Rabbi Ya'akov Medan, in Arutz Sheva interview, notes Jewish Home campaigned to protect hareidi sector, should not be incited against.
MK Reveals Jewish Home’s ‘Hidden’ Pro-Hareidi Work
Jewish Home MK recounts victories in battle to make enlistment law more hareidi-friendly.
Hareidi Protest Clip Targets Soldiers, Causes Ire
'Official clip' of hareidi anti-enlistment protest suggests serving national security is a 'worthless pursuit.'
Foreign Ministry: Chabad ‘Civilian Service’ is Illegal
Ministry rejects Shaked Committee’s plan to count Chabad emissaries toward ‘hareidi service’ goal.
'A Mandatory Draft is a Waste'
Israeli Freedom Movement leader Boaz Arad speaks to Arutz Sheva about the draft - and why he believes it should be abolished for everyone.
Podcast: Diverse Voices Speak Out on Massive Draft Rally
Hear exclusive coverage from the scene of the massive 'Ateres' prayer vigil plus phone calls from concerned Israelis.
US Hareidi Leader: IDF Enlistment is Inevitable
The hareidi political establishment is proud of Sunday's mass rally, but hareidi leaders in the US aren't so sure it was a good thing.
Gantz: IDF Soldiers Can Live Full Religious Lifestyles
IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz visits with troops of the Nachal Hareidi, while hareidi groups demonstrate in Jerusalem.
Watch: Hareidi Mass-Prayer Rally Ends With Shema Recital
This is what one of the largest-ever Jewish prayer sessions looks and feels like.
Opposition Leader Says Hareidi Enlistment Being Mishandled
Labor Party leader Isaac Herzog criticizes aggressive implementation of hareidi draft law, says more dialogue necessary.
Bereaved Mother: Don't Insult My Son By Participating in Protest
Hagit Rein, mother of IDF soldier Benaya Rein H”yd, said that religious Zionists had no place in the mass hareidi rally against the draft
