 MK Reveals Jewish Home’s ‘Hidden’ Pro-Hareidi WorkJewish Home MK recounts victories in battle to make enlistment law more hareidi-friendly. Foreign Ministry: Chabad ‘Service’ is IllegalMinistry rejects Shaked Committee’s plan to count Chabad emissaries toward ‘hareidi service’ goal. Rabbi 'Shocked and Outraged' over Hareidi RallyAnother respected Religious Zionist joins the chorus of calls against the hareidi rally Sunday. Hareidi MK: We May Boycott Judea and Samaria'There is tremendous pressure that says – let's boycott some of their factories,' says MK Porush. MKs’ Wives to Sarah Netanyahu: Be Our EstherWives of hareidi MKs urge Sarah Netanyahu to sway her husband’s heart regarding hareidi enlistment. '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.' Investigation Launched Over Anti-Draft IncitementPolice Chief warns that hareidi death-threats taken 'very seriously'; Science Minister asks Shin Bet, Public Security Ministry to step in. IDF ‘Deathly Afraid’ of Hareidi EnlistmentYesh Atid MK accuses IDF of avoiding hareidi enlistment; MKs seek to define ‘hareidi’ for new law. 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.Shaked Committee Debates: Who is a Hareidi Jew?Can the State determine a person's religiosity? MKs grapple with the issue. '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. MK Chetboun: Yesh Atid MKs 'Fan Flames of Hate'Jewish Home MK Yoni Chetboun praised the Shaked Committee for its work - and warned against using it to 'fan the flames of hate' Hareidi Media Reacts as Sanctions Voted InHeadlines proclaim a ‘black day for the Jewish state,’ ‘persecution of the Torah world’ as MKs vote to punish students for non-enlistment. IDF Widow MK Called ‘Enemy of Israel’MK slammed as ‘enemy’ by hareidi extremists reacts, ‘Someone needs to end this anti-Semitism’. Approved: Criminal Sanctions for Hareidi DodgersShaked Committee approves criminal sanctions on hareidim who evade army service. MK Yogev demands a re-vote. 'Netanyahu Deceived Us'Hareidi MK spits fire at the Prime Minister over criminal sanctions enactment in interview to Arutz Sheva.Hesder Track won't be HarmedShaked Committee voting on hareidi enlistment. Hesder yeshiva track will include 17 months' army service.Shaked Committee Frozen Over Hesder Yeshiva FiascoPrime Minister freezes Shaked Committee vote on sanctions for draft-dodging after controversy erupts over length of Hesder service. 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. PM: Jews Won’t Go to Jail for Learning TorahPrime Minister comes out against criminal sanctions on hareidi enlistment. ‘I won’t be a part of sending Jews to jail for Torah study.’ Victory for Zionist Yeshivas: Torah Study to 23First official state recognition of the value of Torah study as Zionist yeshiva students allowed to continue studies. MKs Torpedo Equality in IDF – Women's Groups MumThe plan was to shorten men's service and lengthen women's, but it seems feminists don't like the second part.Committee: IDF Service for Men Down to 32 MonthsShaked Committee shortens army service for men, MK Yogev warns of 'unprofessional, irresponsible decision.'Hareidi Protests: 'This Is A Spiritual Holocaust'Thousands of hareidim take to the streets in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak over freezing yeshiva funding, decry 'spiritual holocaust'. Lapid Retroactively Cuts Yeshiva FundingLapid utilizes technicality to take back February funding and ensure Supreme Court ruling against hareidi yeshivas is carried out. Lapid Lauds Supreme Court Ruling Against YeshivasCourt decision to annul funding for yeshivas a 'reminder of the law' says Lapid; MK Shaked calls ruling meaningless pressure. Bennett: Court’s Intervention Makes This HarderMinister Naftali Bennett says the Supreme Court is making it harder, not easier, to enlist hareidi men in the army. Criticism in Shas on Education Ministry AgreementAll Shas MKs summoned to discuss agreement that lets Education Ministry partially control Shas schools. Bennett Says Still Committed to Hareidi EnlistmentAs 2nd session of the Knesset set to get underway, controversial enlistment law expected to reach a vote. Lieberman trial verdict also due. Hareidi MK Threatens to Bolt IDF Service CommitteeMK Moshe Gafni says Hareidi MKs frustrated at the committee's persistence to allow only 1,800 yeshiva students to avoid military service. |
