Haredi draft
From Der Judenstaat to modern Israel: Herzl’s vision in today’s world - opinion
Over 100 years after Herzl’s Der Judenstaat, Israel faces global antisemitism, internal divisions, and the ongoing fight for its survival.
Anti-draft haredi protesters block Highway 4, injure two police officers, smash police car window
The IDF’s haredi pivot: From integration to accommodation - analysis
Haredi demonstrations and farmer protests
Israel's government must explain lack of valid draft policy for Arabs, High Court demands
The state was given until March 1 to file a detailed response and clarify “why no recruitment policy is being set for Arab citizens and residents of Israel under the General Security Service Law."
October 7 exposed Israel's deepest fracture: The haredi exemption - opinion
As hundreds of thousands of Israelis mobilized for the war, the absence of the ultra-Orthodox was painfully clear.
'A movement takes time': How one rabbi is slowly changing the haredi draft debate
Behind protests and politics, a quiet revolution is reshaping ultra-Orthodox attitudes toward military service.
Haredi exemption has become Israel's greatest internal security threat - analysis
Allowing ultra-Orthodox Jews to refrain from sharing the burden of IDF service is unsustainable and existentially dangerous.
WATCH: Haredi protesters set fires, block roads, throw stones at police officers, in Beit Shemesh
Haredi demonstrators rioted in Beit Shemesh, blocking buses and throwing stones, as police units moved in to disperse the crowd.
A new era for The Jerusalem Report - from the editor
From women in combat to shifts in the haredi world, this issue is all about change – starting with us.
Over 60 local leaders push Netanyahu to halt haredi draft bill, warn of social rift
“The IDF needs, more than ever, additional soldiers to carry the heavy burden of defending the state,” the letter said, arguing that mandatory service reflects Israel’s “shared destiny.”
Aliyah Minister Sofer vows to vote against haredi draft bill, 'even if Netanyahu fires me'
RZP's Ofir Sofer to oppose draft legislation, defying faction head Bezalel Smotrich • Bismuth brings new haredi draft bill outline to Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
Bismuth’s haredi draft bill won’t change enlistment, IDI expert tells 'Post'
An Israel Democracy Institute expert warns that MK Boaz Bismuth’s haredi draft offers no real enforcement and will not improve enlistment rates.
New haredi draft bill dodges real service demands, delays accountability - editorial
The bill is a clear attempt by Netanyahu to move the goalpost as little as possible while keeping his ultra-Orthodox coalition partners satiated.
