Former Supreme Court Judge Tzvi Tal has passed away at 94
Judge Tal was highly critical of judicial overreach. Tal Commission regulating entry of haredim into IDF bears his name.
Judge Tal was highly critical of judicial overreach. Tal Commission regulating entry of haredim into IDF bears his name.
NGO said the law makes things worse, not better, and will only affect 8% of hareidim eligible for draft. High Court unimpressed.
Yesh Atid MK accuses IDF of avoiding hareidi enlistment; MKs seek to define ‘hareidi’ for new law.
Hareidi MK warns pressuring of hareidim will lead to extremism, accuses Lapid of playing with fire for political gain.
Court decision to annul funding for yeshivas a 'reminder of the law' says Lapid; MK Shaked calls ruling meaningless pressure.
Supreme Court rules government must not fund yeshivas for students who have not enlisted in the IDF.
Former Chief Rabbi of the IDF: Canceling of Tal Law, involvement of gov't in hareidi draft a mistake - but a citizen must give back to IDF.
A new government committee will look for ways to bring hareidi-religious, Arabs into military or civilian service.
Rabbi Dov Lior says hareidi enlistment plans show unprecedented respect for Torah study, are not a ‘decree.’
In an unprecedented move, the IDF has begun drafting those students in their first year of yeshiva who have not yet registered in hesder.
Left-wing newcomer surprises by opposing drive to recruit hareidi men. ‘It’s too late.’
Hareidi rabbis debate approach young Torah students should take when summoned to report for IDF service.
The IDF informed the High Court that it would begin drafting 18 year old Hareidi students beginning next summer.
Hareidi men blocked from civil service in post-Tal Law confusion.
Jewish superstar Lipa Schmeltzer releases music video that promotes solidarity among Jews worldwide.
With no replacement for the Tal Law, the IDF creates a plan for enlisting all hareidi men.
Fighting “fire with fire,” Shas checked up on the IDF records of the MKs complaining loudest about the Tal Law
MK Nissim Ze’ev (Shas) warns that forcing a mass enlistment by hareidi religious youth would mean the end of the coalition.
Yeshiva students are required to join the IDF as of Wednesday, but what would happen if there were a mass draft of 50,000? There won't be.
Defense Minister instructs military to begin implementation of Security Service Law regarding hareidim.
The ‘equal share in the burden’ camp calls to stop trying to replace the Tal Law, and simply draft everyone. Move could mean mass arrests.
PM Binyamin Netanyahu described the plan to replace the Tal Law presented Sunday by Minister Moshe Ya'alon as a “realistic change."
Yisrael Beteynu's universal service bill that would require all Israelis to serve in the IDF at age 18 goes down in flames.
The national unity coalition born nine weeks ago is dead, but the government lives as it did before Kadima left the Opposition.
Likud Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar urged Monday night that what he called a “fair and acceptable” draft system be ensured.
Thousands of hareidi-religious Jews rallied Monday night in Jerusalem to protest the universal draft law.
Ministerial committee approved bill regulating Zionist yeshiva students' army service, despite Shas opposition.
Education minister says Kadima wants to split coalition, and Netanyahu voices agreement with statement.
Sephardic chief rabbi Shlomo Amar says Tuesday's Earthquake is the Devil's work spawned by the Tal Law controversy
Leaders of religious Zionism meet, issue declaration: solution must not be achieved in "violent" manner.
Kadima chairman Shaul Mofaz said he believes the government will have drafted a replacement for the Tal Law before the weekend.
United Torah Judaism party chairman Yaakov Litzman skipped the weekly cabinet meeting in protest over the universal draft law.
The media-led campaign to bust the coalition collapses with the Likud’s adopting “in principle” a Kadima draft law proposal – with changes.
Thousands of hesder yeshiva students could lose their legal status unless a solution is found.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu says those who refuse to serve in the IDF will not recieve the same benefits as those who do serve.
President meets hareidi MK in an attempt to find a solution to dispute threatening coalition.
Mofaz issues an ultimatum to Netanyahu: Adopt new draft law proposals or Kadima will quit coalition. Bibi must choose Shas or Kadima.
The “draft law” panel headed by a Kadima MK wants heavy fines on hareidi youth who refuse to enlist. Sanctions on Arabs were less clear.
Opposition leader Shelly Yechimovich is hoping to dissolve the Knesset as the Tal Law again throws the Netanyahu government into crisis
Kadima party chairman Mofaz refused to meet with Netanyahu after the Prime Minister dissolved a panel, led by Kadima, for a new draft law.