Draft Law

Rabbi Shteinman: Everything Is For the Good

Hareidi leader says funding cuts, pressure over IDF enlistment will ultimately benefit the hareidi community.

Gafni: We Still Embrace Religious Zionists

Hareidi MK says hareidi world will ‘embrace’ religious Zionists, but will give religious-Zionist MKs a hard time.

Rabbi: Hareidi Enlistment ‘Not a Czarist Decree’

Rabbi Dov Lior says hareidi enlistment plans show unprecedented respect for Torah study, are not a ‘decree.’

Hareidi Enlistment Proposal Worries Activists

Pro-enlistment activists worry that Yesh Atid’s agreement on hareidi-religious army recruitment will have no real effect.

Bayit Yehudi Presents: The 'New Deal' on Yeshiva Student Drafts

The new coalition deal on equitable IDF service enhances the status of yeshiva students and the yeshiva world, Bayit Yehudi said

On Becoming Part of the Zionist State

Coalition Talks Continue into the Night

Progress was made on the issue of hareidi enlistment during the Netanyahu-Lapid-Bennett meeting. Negotiators to continue talking.

Netanyahu, Lapid & Bennett in Nighttime Meeting

Prime Minister reportedly trying to bridge gap between Bennett, Lapid on yeshiva students' enlistment.

Litzman: Hareidi-Haters Beginning the Demolition

Hareidi MK terms Naftali Bennett head of ‘axis of evil,’ warns ‘haters of religion’ will bring destruction.

Hareidi Parties: This is What We Get for Our Loyalty?

Hareidi MKs are up in arms over the impending deal between theLikud/Yisrael Beteinu, Yesh Atid and Jewish Home to form a government

Report: PM Ready to Offer Deal to Yesh Atid, Jewish Home

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is set to offer a coalition deal to Yesh Atid and Jewish Home, reports Thursday said

Rabbi Calls for 5-Day Torah Marathon to 'Cancel Decree'

Hareidi-religious leader Rabbi Shteinman calls for a five-day Torah study marathon “to cancel the decree.”

Report: Lapid and Bennett Draft New Hareidi Enlistment Outline

Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have drafted a new outline for enlistment of hareidim which they will present during coalition negotiations.

Purim ‘Thank You’ for Hareidi, Bedouin Soldiers

Pro-unity group gives Purim gifts to hareidi, Bedouin soldiers. The goal: to boost those already ‘sharing the burden.’

Bibi: ‘Do Whatever is Necessary’ to Bring Bayit Yehudi

Netanyahu has reportedly told his staff to do ‘whatever is necessary’ to get the Bayit Yehudi party to join his coalition.

Likud and United Torah Judaism Meet

The coalition negotiation teams of the Likud-Yisrael Beytenu and United Torah Judaism meet to discuss UTJ joining the government.

Rabbi Melamed: Don't Force Hareidim into Military

Dean of Beit El Yeshiva: financial sanctions and coerced enlistment will contribute nothing.

UTJ: Raze Settlements but Save our Yeshivas

Did Bayit Yehudi push hareidim too far? UTJ appears set to abandon right-wing posture.

Heated Emotions as Bennett Tours Mir Yeshiva

Bayit Yehudi head visits Israel's largest yeshiva, in a sign he means business regarding hareidi enlistment.

Hesder Rabbi: Support Hareidi Exemptions

Rabbi Avraham Baron said the National Religious community should support draft exemptions for hareidi yeshiva students - for its own good.

Bennett to Hareidi Jews: 'The Stretcher is Falling'

Naftali Bennett appeals to ‘hareidi brothers’: Torah study is critical, but hareidi Jews must enlist.

Rabbi Yosef Slams 'Yeshiva Hater' Lapid

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef slams Yesh Atid chairman, says he is "contemptible" and "hates yeshivas".

MK Ariel: Draft Evaders won't Face Criminal Charges

Bayit Yehudi MK says hareidi leaders are sowing unnecessary panic about plan to enlist yeshiva students.

‘Forced Hareidi Enlistment Means Rebellion, Chaos’

Forcing hareidi men to enlist in the IDF would mean rebellion and chaos on the streets of Israel, Shas leader says.

'IDF Must Keep its Promises - or Hareidi Soldiers Will Leave'

A rabbi who helped found an IDF unit for hareidi soldiers accuses the army of breaking its promises; warns hareidi Jews will leave.

Yishai to Zionist Rabbis: Save the Torah World

Eli Yishai of Shas defends his record on the land of Israel, seeks help from Bayit Yehudi.

MK: Want to Enlist Hareidim? Enlist Arabs, Too

Hareidi MKs say it’s discrimination to require hareidi scholars to enlist in the IDF without demanding the same of Israeli Arabs.

Bennett: Hareidim Are Our Brothers, Not Our Enemies

Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett said that his party was committed to ensuring that all who wanted to would be able to learn Torah.

Yishai Appeals to Jewish Home for Help on Hareidi Draft

Shas chairman MK Eli Yishai is convinced that Shas is going to find itself in the opposition

Netanyahu: 'No to Civil War'

Prime Minister's unusual allusion to civil war regarding hareidi enlistment issue may be a positive signal to hareidim.

Yesh Atid Throws Monkey Wrench into Hareidi Draft Compromise

Yesh Atid said Thursday that it would not accept a compromise plan to draft hareidi yeshiva students. Only their plan would do, they said

Leading Rabbi Warns: ‘Equal Burden’ Means More Work for All

Forcing hareidi men to join the army could become a burden, leading Zionist rabbi warns. He reveals an alternate idea.

Hareidi Parties Preparing for Opposition

"We will sit with Shelly Yechimovich in the opposition," says Shas's Aryeh Deri.

Hareidi MK: 'Mandate' to Exclude Yeshiva Students from Draft

According to United Torah Jewry MK Yisrael Eichler, “if the people gave Lapid a mandate, they also gave a mandate to the religious”

Deri: 'They' Don't Want Hareidim in the Govt.

Shas MK Aryeh Deri said that he was “worried” about the potential "hatred in the nation” emerging from the coalition negotiation process.

Hareidi Elections Battle: To Vote or Not to Vote?

While in most of Israel parties compete for votes, in the hareidi world the battle is between pro- and anti-voting agendas.

Litzman: No Compromise on Hareidi Enlistment

Hareidi deputy minister vows no compromise on hareidi IDF enlistment – a hot topic in the 2013 elections.

Poll: 1 in 3 Want to Cut Funding for Hareidim

Pollsters ask where budget should be cut, and one-third name funding intended for hareidi-religious community.

Kadima Game: 'Grab the Money' from Hareidim

Kadima continues its campaign comparing hareidi learners to IDF soldiers, with game urging users to "grab the money."

New Religious Party Urges Hareidim to 'Share the Burden'

New party Am Shalem, led by former Shas MK, urges hareidim to contribute to the state.

Hareidi MK: Kadima Incitement Could End in Murder

Hareidi MK worries that a new Kadima party slogan comparing soldiers, Torah scholars will end in violence.

Labor Candidate: Don’t Enlist Hareidim

Left-wing newcomer surprises by opposing drive to recruit hareidi men. ‘It’s too late.’

Govt: Hareidi Men's Enrollment in Nat'l Service a Positive Move

Govt. officials praised a decision to admit 1,300 young hareidi men to the National Service program, while critics slammed the decision.

Hareidi Rabbis: What to Do When Call-Up Comes?

Hareidi rabbis debate approach young Torah students should take when summoned to report for IDF service.

Fallen Soldier’s Diary: I’m On My Way to Gaza

Soldier Yosef Fartuk, killed in a mortar shell attack, wrote before his death,” Woe to the first terrorist who falls in my hands.”

IDF Reveals its Plans on Hareidi Draft

The IDF informed the High Court that it would begin drafting 18 year old Hareidi students beginning next summer.

Hareidi Integration Continues with Border Police Unit

While politicians and activists debate hareidi service, hareidi integration in IDF quietly moves forward.

Post-Tal Law: Hareidi Service Drops

Hareidi men blocked from civil service in post-Tal Law confusion.

Hareidi MK Fears Coalition without Hareidim, Settlers

MK Eichler (UTJ) says secular "white tribe" prefers Eritrean infiltrators to hareidim, settlers.

Commander: IDF Willing to Work With Hareidim

Nachal Hareidi brigade commander says the IDF “knows how to find the balance” with hareidi soldiers.

Yishai: IDF Lying about Hareidi Enlistment

The IDF does not really want hareidi soldiers, Minister of the Interior accuses. ‘They’re trying to destroy the Torah world.’

Hareidi 'Draft Evader' Released from Military Prison

A married hareidi woman who was arrested and placed in a military jail for evading enlistment is released after being granted a pardon.

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.

Hareidi 'Draft Evader' Sentenced to 24 Days in Prison

Married hareidi woman who was arrested for evading enlistment sentenced to 24 days in prison. Her family considering appealing.

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.

IDF’s 3-Pronged Plan to Enlist Hareidim

With no replacement for the Tal Law, the IDF creates a plan for enlisting all hareidi men.

Activists Take Enlistment Battle to Yeshivas

‘Enlistment for all’ activists are taking their struggle to the hareidi street with booths outside yeshivas.

MK Ze'ev: Forcefully Drafting Hareidim Will End the Coalition

MK Nissim Ze’ev (Shas) warns that forcing a mass enlistment by hareidi religious youth would mean the end of the coalition.

Tal Law Expires – IDF has a Month to Offer Alternative

Defense Minister instructs military to begin implementation of Security Service Law regarding hareidim.

Im Tirtzu's Haredi Campaign Flops

Activists wanted to put up pro-enlistment posters in Me'ah She'arim but someone took away their posters.