Draft Law

Criticism in Shas Over Education Ministry Agreement

All Shas MKs summoned to discuss agreement that lets Education Ministry partially control Shas schools.

MK Stern Says Chabad Emissaries Should Count as National Service

As part of debate over hareidi enlistment, MK suggests Israel recognize Chabad youth who volunteer abroad as doing national service.

MK Porush Complains to US Ambassador About Draft 'Edict'

Israeli rabbis are headed to the US to stop the "edict" on drafting hareidi youths, MK Meir Porush wrote in a letter to the US ambassador

Hareidi Brigade Wins IDF Chief of Staff Prize

Nahal Hareidi makes history by winning the prestigious prize for the first time, enjoys sharp rise in enlistment despite Knesset debates.

Hassidic Leadership Confab to Set Policy on Enlistment

Grand Rabbis of Belz, Gur, Wizhnitz, Bayan, Slonim, Tzanz, other hassidic sects to decide how to respond to demands to serve country.

Hareidi Rabbi Threatens: Meah Shearim Riots ‘Just a Promo’

Hareidi rabbi warns of world-wide campaign against forced enlistment. ‘Netanyahu will learn,’ he says.

IDF to Cut 40% of Non-Army Personnel

Move to affect non-IDF military personnel, such as police, Mossad, and the Shin Bet. Hareidim may replace lost manpower.

Yaalon: It’s Not Fair, but We Can’t Make Hareidi Men Serve

Defense Minister tells high school students that they deserve equal treatment, but that forcing hareidi men to enlist won’t pay.

Hareidim Protest Draft-Avoiders' Arrest

Hundreds of hareidim gathered outside the military prison where two 18-year-olds were jailed.

MK Calls on IDF To Be Gentle With Yeshiva Student Arrests

In light of protests over draft-dodging arrest, MK David Azoulay calls for IDF to proceed with caution in dealing with yeshiva students.

Protest, Clashes as Hareidi Youth Arrested over Draft

Arrest of hareidi youth who failed to report to induction office sparks violent protests.

Hundreds of Hareidi Israelis Protest For Release of Draft-Dodger

Hundreds demonstrate outside of Prison 6, where yeshiva student is being held for dodging draft; Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach in attendance.

Rabbi Laments: MKs are Killing Hareidi Enlistment

The government’s attempt to push hareidi men into the army is causing them to leave in droves, former IDF rabbi warns.

Gantz: A Hareidi Soldier in IDF Will Leave IDF Hareidi

In Shaked Committee meeting, IDF Chief of Staff states 'The IDF does not see the hareidi-religious community as an enemy.'

Bennett: Likud to Decide on Jail for Hareidi Draft Dodgers

Bennett: Likud will ultimately decide whether hareidi draft-dodgers are sent to jail, or receive economic sanctions instead.

MK Stern: Some Things More Important than Torah Study

Another heated debate in Knesset’s ‘Equal Burden of Service’ committee as Stern backs criminal charges for hareidi draft-dodgers.

Report: Draft-Dodging Sanctions to Be Economic, Not Criminal

New draft law for hareidi-religious sector set to impose economic sanctions - not criminal punishment - against draft-dodgers.

Dozens of Haredim Inducted into IDF Technical Positions

Haredi draft part of project to integrate more soldiers into intelligence; stats also released today regarding drafts in major cities

Hareidi MK: Are We Still Allowed to Breathe?

Tempers high as MKs talk about punishing hareidi men who refuse to join the army. MK: Can we still breathe?

Hareidi, Secular MKs Threaten 'Culture War'

Debate on sanctions against hareidi men who do not enlist turns ugly.

Hareidi Soldiers Among Most Active in Fighting Terror

Hareidi-religious soldiers in Netzach Yehuda had the most ‘encounters’ this year, MKs learn.

Rabbi David Yosef to PM: Cancel Hareidi Enlistment

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s son tells Netanyahu that his father was deeply troubled by hareidi enlistment law.

Livnat: Bring in Hareidi Recruits, But Ensure IDF Women's Rights

Minister Limor Livnat is worried that the influx of hareidi recruits into the IDF could cause tensions with women serving in the army.

Yaalon: 'Hareidi Enlistment Law Subject to My Interpretation.'

Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon hints at compromise over bill, says he'll be bound by the spirit of the law but not to its details.

Hareidi Extremists Publish Guide to Military Prison

Booklet urges hareidi youth to risk prison rather than enlist. ‘This isn’t a Soviet state – yet.’

First Pre-Army Academy for Hareidi Students

New "mechina" school will give hareidi teenagers a year of intensive pre-army preparation, Torah study.

Yeshiva Funding to be Based on IDF Enlistment

Blow to hareidi yeshiva system as Education Ministry plans to link yeshiva funding to IDF enlistment.

Peres to Hareidi Youth: Be Like the Rambam

Peres sits down with hareidi youth, calls for hareidi Jews to attend college, enter the workforce. ‘Be like the Rambam.’

Court Proposes Compromise on Hareidi Enlistment

High Court proposes compromise as group files suit over delay in hareidi enlistment.

MK Porush: Equality? Why don't Arabs Serve?

In meetings with fellow MKs, UTJ politician points to hypocrisy in demanding equal service only from hareidim.

‘A Law Won’t Make Hareidi Men Enlist’

Hareidi-religious MK, ‘Whoever thinks a law will force Torah students to enlist in the army is mistaken.’

‘Knesset, not Court, to Rule on Enlistment’

Attorney-General’s change would see Torah scholars enlist at 18, not 21. MK Shaked: Knesset will decide – not Supreme Court.

IDF Officer Accuses Yeshiva Deans of Lying

General levels harsh accsuations at hareidi yeshivas in Knesset debate, says they help “fake students” avoid IDF service.

Bennett Presents Plan to Recruit Hareidi Emergency Personnel

Economics Minister Naftali Bennett wants to see tens of thousands of hareidi Israelis help out during national emergencies.

MK Lipman Invites Hareidi Enlistees to his Home

Hareidi Yesh Atid MK lauds record 400 hareidim who signed up to the IDF; offers support to those whose families are unsupportive

85% of Hareidi Soldiers: Proud to Serve

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

Rabbi: Zionists Fought Hareidim, and Lost

The Rabbinate elections show the religious-Zionist community what happens if it fights the hareidi world, religious-Zionist rabbi says.

Hareidi Draft Law Passes: Hareidi MKs Mourn with Shofar

Unprecedented protest in the plenum: UTJ MKs tear clothes, cuff themselves to seats, blow shofar in hall.

Rabbi Druckman: Why Such Hatred?

Venerated religious Zionist rabbi reacts to Shas sage's vicious attack on non-hareidi Jews. "This is a desecration of G-d's Name."

Repeat Performance: Hareidi Extremists Attack IDF Soldier

After a series of similar attacks, and less than a day after leading hareidi rabbi accused of incitement, extremists target soldiers again

‘We Made a Commitment to the IDF’

A young hareidi religious immigrant made a commitment to the IDF, but sometimes does not even receive his minimal pay at all.

Public Security Minister: Dozens of Hareidi Attacks on Soldiers

Min. Aharonovich: five hareidi attacks on soldiers in recent days - most attacks go unreported

Lapid Demands Police Crackdown on 'Hareidi Extremist Violence'

Yesh Atid's Mickey Levy: "This is not Ramallah or Jenin, but the center of Jerusalem.”

Shas ‘Disgusted’ by Attack on Hareidi Soldier

Hareidi-religious Shas party expresses shock, disgust over ‘wicked’ attack on soldier.

Hareidi Soldier Attacked by Meah Shearim Mob

The delegitimization of IDF soldiers in the hareidi community continued Tuesday night, as a soldier was stoned in Meah Shearim

Porush: This is a Dark Day for Israel

Hareidi-religious MK slams law requiring hareidi enlistment. ‘This will be remembered as a dark day.’

Support for ‘Imperfect’ Bill on Hareidi-Religious Enlistment

Bill on hareidi enlistment passes with 14 votes and 4 abstentions, but dissatisfaction remains.

Irreligious IDF Commanders Switched at Last Minute

Commanders who were to train new hareidi soldiers are replaced due to fears of secular-hareidi misunderstandings.

IDF Official: Hareidi Tactics Against Soldiers Have 'Nazi Tinge'

The IDF's head of planning and personnel said that attacks by hareidi groups against hareidi soldiers had a "Nazi tinge" to them.

Video: Hareidi Clash with Police Becomes Wedding Dance

Hareidi men show their sense of humor with wedding dance styled on protest violence.

Rabbi Simcha Hacohen Kook Slams Enlistment Plans

The Chief Rabbi of Rehovot says some want to fight Torah learning because they see its impact, criticizes Chief Rabbinate candidacy.

Knesset Lobby: Don’t Make Anyone Enlist

A new movement proposes a radical solution to the hareidi enlistment issue: no mandatory enlistment for anyone.

Hareidi MK: Lack of Hareidi Enlistment is Israel's Fault

It was the army that abandoned hareidi Jews and not the other way around, MK claims.

Hareidi MK: If Govt. Forces Enlistment, Israel Won’t be Our Home

Hareidi MK: If Torah students are forced to enlist, ‘We will tell the world this isn’t the place for Torah observant Jews.’

Bennett: It's Time to Put an End to Discourse of Hate

The hareidi-religious community is concerned over being drafted into the army and it must be done gently, says Minister Naftali Bennett.

Rabbi Ben-Dahan: No Way Will Hareidim be Jailed

Hareidi-religious yeshiva students will not go to jail, even if they refuse to enlist in the IDF, says Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs.

Yaalon: No to Criminal Sanctions Against Hareidi Draft Evaders

Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon expresses his strong opposition to criminal actions against hareidi men who don't serve in the IDF.

ZAKA Head: Hareidi World Lacks Leadership

ZAKA head explains why the secular and hareidi-religious communities cannot understand each other.

Hareidi IDF Rabbi: Forced Enlistment? This Means War

Hareidi IDF rabbi, Nachal Hareidi co-founder, threatens zero cooperation if government tries to force enlistment.

Danon: We Won’t Be Party to Anti-Hareidi Incitement

Danon says Likud will stick up for hareidi Israelis, will insist on changes to ‘equal burden of service’ law.