Haredi Soldiers
News and updates about Haredi Soldiers

85% of Hareidi Soldiers: Proud to Serve
New polls reveal how hareidi-religious soldiers feel about the IDF, as hundreds more enlist.

Air Force Gets Inside Look at the Hareidi World
Air Force commanders prepare for new hareidi-religious recruits with a tour of Jerusalem’s Chassidic communities.

Another Attack on Hareidi Soldier in Jerusalem
Hareidim threw objects at a soldier at the Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. He was not hurt.

Gantz: Mea Shearim Attack 'Very Serious'
IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz condemned the attack on a hareidi-religious soldier in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim neighborhood.

Chabad Kippah at the Center of Military Hearing
Soldier disciplined for refusing to switch Chabad yalmulka with another.

Yaalon: No to Forcing Hareidim, Arabs to Enlist
Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon says “threats won't work,” hopes compromise wording will be found.

Soldiers: Hareidi Jews Will be Pleasantly Surprised by IDF
Ministers meet with hareidi soldiers as they weigh options in IDF enlistment battle.

Gerrer Rebbe, Rabbi Ovadia in Emergency Confab
Shas and UTJ coordinating their moves over attempt to increase hareidi enlistment to IDF.

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.

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.

Feminists Warn: Hareidim Turning IDF into 'Army of Men'
Former officers in IDF, Police warn Plesner Committee hareidi enlistment will be bad for women's movement.

Male-Only Environment for Hareidim, Says IDF
Apparently anxious not to lose hareidi recruits, IDF makes clear it wants "to integrate without changing" them.

IDF Launches Hareidi PR Campaign
Army wants to convince hareidim that enlistment is good for them.

IDF Chief of Staff: All Troops Must Attend Official Ceremonies
IDF Chief of Staff Benny Ganz rules no soldier will be exempt from official military ceremonies, even if a woman is singing.

