![]() State Defends Hareidi Draft Amid Legal BattleThree petitions submitted to the High Court provoke firm state response: the draft law is here to stay.![]() Vizhnitzer Rebbe Tells Men to Ignore IDF SummonsThe instructions signal a break from the longstanding hareidi policy, to report to recruitment offices.![]() 'Quiet Deal' to Release Yeshiva Student for SederSources close to Shas Chairman Deri say IDF has agreed to free yeshiva student whose arrest sparked rioting.![]() Hundreds Protest Hareidi Draft Refuser's ArrestThe protesters are from the eida hareidit stream, which organized mass rallies in the past. Police arrest 5.![]() Rabbi Seeks Lapid's Dead Grandfather to Defeat LawLeading hareidi rabbi sought help from beyond the grave for hareidi win in Beit Shemesh elections, and to defeat Enlistment Law.![]() Jewish Home MK Says He 'Put Holes' in Draft LawMK Chetboun boasts of 'tricks' and 'games' that made law drafting hareidim 'completely different' from what was intended.![]() Hareidi Soldiers Say Other Hareidim Abuse ThemHareidi soldiers are suffering assaults and abuse from members of their own communities. It's linked to the draft law, IDF officials say.![]() Rabbi: Hareidi Community Should Thank Jewish HomeRabbi Ya'akov Medan, in Arutz Sheva interview, notes Jewish Home campaigned to protect hareidi sector, should not be incited against.![]() '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.![]() Gantz: Soldiers Can Live Full Religious LifestylesIDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz visits with troops of the Nachal Hareidi, while hareidi groups demonstrate in Jerusalem.![]() Opposition Head: Hareidi Draft Being MishandledLabor Party leader Isaac Herzog criticizes aggressive implementation of hareidi draft law, says more dialogue necessary.![]() Bereaved Mother: Don't Insult My Son By ProtestingHagit Rein, mother of IDF soldier Benaya Rein H”yd, said that religious Zionists had no place in the mass hareidi rally against the draft![]() Jerusalem Gearing Up for 'Million Man March'Police, Magen David Adom, Hatzalah prepare for 'million man march' against draft. Public transport to come to a halt.![]() Association of Community Rabbis Skips MarchGroup headed by Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu cancels plans to attend until Yated Ne'eman retracts incitement against Religious Zionist leader.![]() Prayer Rally or Demonstration of Hate?While official organizers of today's 'million man march' claim it's a prayer rally, hareidi newspaper headline shows otherwise.![]() Rabbi 'Shocked and Outraged' over Hareidi RallyAnother respected Religious Zionist joins the chorus of calls against the hareidi rally Sunday.![]() 'We Are a Lighthouse in a Turbulent Storm'Economics Minister Naftali Bennett rejects EU boycotts, the idea of land for peace, and complaints against the hareidi draft.![]() Hareidi Soldier Excels in Officers' CourseNahal Hareidi soldier receives excellence award in officers' course, adding to the unit's long list of successes.![]() 'Threats on My Life Don't Scare Me'Yair Lapid issues statement on death threats, stresses that disagreements with the hareidi community are 'between brothers,' 'out of love.'![]() Deal Between Likud and Yesh AtidNetanyahu supported criminal sanctions on hareidi evaders of army service in exchange for the appointment of MK Hanegbi to key committee.![]() Anti-Draft Groups Show Lapid and Bennett as NazisA mock-up photo of Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid dressed up as Nazi officers and burning the Talmud was distributed on social networks![]() Shaked Committee Debates: Who is a Hareidi Jew?Can the State determine a person's religiosity? MKs grapple with the issue.![]() Netanyahu: Take Action Against Nuclear IranPrime Minister opens his weekly cabinet meeting stressing unity - both of the Jewish people at home, and of the West against Iran.![]() 'We Will Fight Until the Death'Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach declares intense opposition to hareidi draft law at anti-draft rally, encourages followers 'not to surrender.'![]() 'No Hareidi Draft Dodger is Going to Jail'Former IDF Chief Rabbi Avihai Rontzki insists that enacting criminal sanctions for hareidi draft-dodgers is a mere formality.![]() MK Shelah: Ben Gurion Made a Big MistakeImposing criminal sanctions on hareidi draft dodgers will help 'correct a historical mistake,' says Yesh Atid MK Ofer Shelah.![]() Group: Lapid Thinks We're 'Idiots' on Draft LawLapid criticized for 'misleading' Israelis into believing that the 'equal service' issue had been resolved; 50,000 hareidim 'still exempt'.![]() Chief Rabbis Show Their Support for Hesder ProgramChief Rabbis Yitzchak Yosef and David Lau this week visited various Hesder yeshivas showing their support for a much maligned institution![]() 'Netanyahu Deceived Us'Hareidi MK spits fire at the Prime Minister over criminal sanctions enactment in interview to Arutz Sheva.![]() 'They Insult Our Rabbis, and We Remain Silent'Jewish Home MK blasts hareidi Knesset MKs over 'ingratitude' to Jewish Home, Religious Zionist community.![]() Criminal Sanctions for Draft-Dodgers After InterimThe Shaked Committee reaches a compromise on hareidi draft-dodgers.![]() Shas Quits Shaked Committee Over SanctionsShas resigns from the committee working on the new draft law, cites disagreements regarding sanctions on hareidi draft evaders.![]() MK: Criminal Sanctions for Hareidi Draft-DodgingMK Dov Lipman supports criminal sanctions for hareidi draft-dodgers, asks: why should they be different from anyone else?![]() Shelah: Only We Had Guts to Propose Service CutYesh Atid MK Ofer Shelah praises the IDF's decision to cut army service from 36 to 32 months.![]() MK Lipman: Draft Law Will Unify the NationMK Dov Lipman discussed the new law on equitable IDF service with soldiers, and came away very optimistic.![]() MK Stern: Hareidim Must Live Up to ObligationsMK Elazar Stern says discussions about 'sanctions' by MKs dealing with drafting hareidi youth are unnecessary.![]() Zionist, Hareidi Yeshivas Fight Funding CutsAssociations for Yeshivas across the religious spectrum join to petition High Court to cancel funding cuts for Torah study.![]() Sheftel: Draft Law 'Shameful, Scandalous'Attorney Yoram Sheftel slams the Equal Burden Law calling for hareidi draft, claims it will encourage more men to dodge the draft.![]() IDF to Cut 40% of Staff Serving Outside Army RanksMove to affect non-IDF military personnel, such as police, Mossad, and the Shin Bet. Hareidim may replace lost manpower.![]() MK to IDF: Be Gentle With Yeshiva Student ArrestsIn light of protests over draft-dodging arrest, MK David Azoulay calls for IDF to proceed with caution in dealing with yeshiva students.![]() Hareidim Protest For Release of Draft-DodgerHundreds demonstrate outside of Prison 6, where yeshiva student is being held for dodging draft; Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach in attendance.![]() Gantz: Hareidi Soldiers in IDF Will Remain HareidiIn Shaked Committee meeting, IDF Chief of Staff states 'The IDF does not see the hareidi-religious community as an enemy.'![]() Report: Draft-Dodging Sanctions to Be EconomicNew draft law for hareidi-religious sector set to impose economic sanctions - not criminal punishment - against draft-dodgers.![]() Bennett: Recruit Hareidi Emergency PersonnelEconomics Minister Naftali Bennett wants to see tens of thousands of hareidi Israelis help out during national emergencies.![]() Official: Stop 'Nazi tactics' Against SoldiersThe IDF's head of planning and personnel said that attacks by hareidi groups against hareidi soldiers had a "Nazi tinge" to them.![]() Hareidi MK: Forced Enlistment? Israel Not Our HomeHareidi MK: If Torah students are forced to enlist, ‘We will tell the world this isn’t the place for Torah observant Jews.’![]() Lapid to Hareidi Men: We Need YouLapid tells hareidi men, ‘If Iran gets a nuclear bomb, it’s happening to you, too.’![]() R. Yosef: G-d Will 'Thwart' Hareidi Draft PlanShas spiritual advisor and former Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef condemned the government for preparing to draft hareidi students![]() Bennett Threatened: 'You'll End Up Like Sharon'Economics Minister Naftali Bennett recently received a threatening letter, apparently because of his plan to draft hareidi students![]() Labor Candidate: Don’t Enlist HareidimLeft-wing newcomer surprises by opposing drive to recruit hareidi men. ‘It’s too late.’![]() Govt: Hareidi Enrollment in Nat'l Service PositiveGovt. officials praised a decision to admit 1,300 young hareidi men to the National Service program, while critics slammed the decision. |