Cabinet Secretary: 'We will push draft exemtion that's immune to judicial review'
Yossi Fuchs says Draft Bill will be advanced at the beginning of the winter session and will include an exemption for Torah students.
Yossi Fuchs says Draft Bill will be advanced at the beginning of the winter session and will include an exemption for Torah students.
The IDF is preparing to close the Tomer and Hetz Companies after the haredi companies failed to meet enlistment goals.
New law would lower army exemption age to 21 for a decade, encouraging haredi men to join the workforce while avoiding Supreme Court ruling.
Government votes to lower draft exemption age for haredi men to 21 - before rising to 23. 'This is a historic moment,' says PM Bennett.
Former officer in IDF's manpower directorate who was involved in inflating of haredi draft numbers says orders 'came from the top.'
For years, IDF's statistics on haredi enlistment have been exaggerated to prevent public criticism, report says.
Despite threats by Netanyahu to dissolve Knesset and go to new elections, haredi lawmakers and Yisrael Beytenu fail to reach compromise.
United Torah Judaism looks to bridge gap with Yisrael Beytenu on haredi draft law, offers to accept Liberman's draft - with one change.
Anti-draft Yerushalmi Faction calls on supporters not to participate in this week's election. How many seats will that cost haredi bloc?
Hundreds of anti-draft protesters block roads in the capital, following arrest of haredi draft dodger.
Yeshiva students breathe sigh of relief as Supreme Court accepts request to push off nullification of draft law until after elections.
As gov't prepares to resume talks over haredi draft law, Netanyahu gathers coalition leaders. But haredi MKs say they will boycott meeting.
'Yerushalmi Faction' plans major protest after haredi draft dodger's arrest extended.
After yeshiva students' draft deferment law expires, Supreme Court grants gov't less than 45 days to pass replacement legislation.
With just one week left to pass draft law securing yeshiva student deferments, PM to call on Supreme Court to grant additional extension.
IDF, police release conflicting reports on whether IDF officer injured by mob of rioters in haredi neighborhood fired shots.
Knesset Speaker dismisses suggestions government likely to split over haredi draft law, says there is no reason to hold early elections.
Governmant says in its appeal that it is unable to finish legislation by looming deadline.
Dep Minister Yaakov Litzman gives coalition 1 week to come up with fix for controversial draft law, vows to quit gov't if no solution found.
Following passage of controversial haredi draft law, poll shows most Israeli Jews back drafting nearly all yeshiva students into IDF.
Yesh Atid lawmaker defends plan to draft haredim - while leaving most of Arab population exempt from IDF service.
Education Minister takes swipe at latest draft law aimed at yeshiva students, says haredi enlistment numbers rising even without new law.
PM announces plans to vote on contentious draft law, says details of bill will be worked out only after preliminary vote.
Coalition chairman demands haredi lawmakers get behind proposed draft law, threatening new elections if haredi MKs don't support proposal.
Avi Gabbay says his party will oppose any law which does not 'share the burden' of military service equally.
Edah Haharedit reportedly organized street performance in which children were encouraged to hurl fruit at actor dressed as IDF soldier.
Sephardic-haredi rabbi says prominent religious businessmen demanding yeshiva deans not criticize IDF service in talks with their students.
Hundreds protest against IDF draft office in Jerusalem, clashing with police as officers hurl stun grenades at rioters. 4 officers injured.
Extremist haredi youths turned violent at the sight of a kippah-wearing soldier in uniform. An eyewitness recounts the experience.
Yerushalmi Faction protesters take to the streets to condemn arrest of haredi draft dodger. Highway 4 blocked as part of protests.
Bill which sparked coalition crisis, divided government passes first reading in the Knesset, despite opposition from Yisrael Beytenu.
Following meeting between Netanyahu, Liberman, government committee approves compromise deal averting government collapse.
Netanyahu in talks with Defense Minister to end coalition crisis, prevent government collapse.
Votes in the Knesset over the next 24 hours could determine whether coalition survives - or if early elections are inevitable.
Extremist anti-draft haredi group plans follow-up demonstration in Bnei Brak, after group shut down traffic in Jerusalem last week.
Following compromise agreement between PM, haredi factions, draft exemption law approved by Ministerial Committee for Legislation.
'If haredi-backed draft law passes, we'll leave the government,' warns Defense Minister's Yisrael Beytenu faction.
Following week abroad, Netanyahu meets with haredi lawmaker in effort to resolve coalition crisis, prevent government collapse.
Coalition crisis deepens as UTJ leaders reject compromise offered to end crisis over draft law.