Draft

Israeli youth eager for combat, majority see IDF as victorious - poll

Despite their faith in the IDF, just 59% expressed medium-to-high levels of trust in the IDF's senior command, while 41% said that they had low or very low trust in the army's senior leadership.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir meets with soldiers in southern Lebanon, July 4, 2026.
Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters block Highway 4 over detention of draft dodger, August 12, 2026.

Haredi protest concludes after blocking Highway 4 near Bnei Brak over draft dodger detention

A protester shouts at former IDF Brig. Gen. Ofer Winter during a demonstration against an IDF recruitment conference for the Haredi community in Jerusalem, August 4, 2026.

'Traitor to the Jewish people': Haredim protest against Ofer Winter after enlistment conference

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Netanyahu can't campaign against draft-evasion law he just backed - editorial


Refusing to serve divides society: How haredi draft dodging harms Israel - opinion

Haredi communities who so forcefully asserted themselves in the city did not just make a statement about the draft, but about their relationship with the very country they call home.

Haredi protesters against the IDF draft demonstrate in Jerusalem on October 30, 2025.

Netanyahu halts meetings on haredi draft bill, sparking opposition fury

The first discussion to present the outline of the newly updated bill had been slated for Monday.

MK Boaz Bismuth, chair of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee leads a committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, September 17, 2025.

The haredi draft dodging farce to continue until we who pay the price say 'enough!' - editorial

The threat of revoking the right of haredim to vote might be extreme, but sanctions, budget cuts, and hitting them where it hurts – in the pocketbook – are not.

Haredi men attend a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with IDF draft orders in Mea She'arim, Jerusalem, October 22, 2025.

Contentious WZC resolutions touch on draft, settlements, Oct 7 inquiry

Delegates at the 39th World Zionist Congress consider resolutions on military draft, sovereignty over the West Bank, and the October 7 inquiry.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the 37th World Zionist Congress conference in Jerusalem, 2015.

WATCH: Two police officers injured during Haredi protests against draft dodger arrests

Two suspects were reportedly arrested and brought in for questioning. 

Police clash with ultra-Orthodox jews during a protest against the recruitment of Ultra orthodox Jews to the IDF, in the Ultra orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, October 19, 2025.

Reservists Party principles: Zionist gov't, draft for everyone, Oct. 7 inquiry - interview

Those who don't serve shouldn't be allowed to run or vote for Knesset, Master Sergeant (Res.) Roy Frank says.

Master Sergeant (Res.) Roy Frank, a founder of the Miluimnikim party.

Haredi protesters block Jerusalem highway in protest against draft-dodger arrest orders

The police explained that rioters began to disrupt the order by blocking the traffic lanes near the String Bridge at the city's entrance.

Police declared the haredi protests illegal.

There is no ‘crime of Torah study’: Haredi lies about draft dodger arrests - opinion

When haredi leaders and media outlets resort to hyperbole or even deliberate falsehoods, it undermines, rather than advances, meaningful progress in this vital national conversation.

POLICE CONFRONT haredi demonstrators to stop them from blocking a road amid a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who had failed to comply with an army recruitment order, at Beit Lid junction last month.

High Court: Haredi students with unsettled military status won't get national insurance discounts

Yeshiva students who have not settled their status with the military or procured a valid exemption will not be eligible for relevant discounts on national insurance.

 Haredim protest against the IDF draft outside Tel Hashomer recruitment base, April 28. 2025.

Mixed results, but haredi Hashmonaim Brigade plods on

The IDF is set to open its third haredi Hashmonaim Brigade Company, reflecting steady progress but highlighting ongoing challenges in haredi military integration.

The first regular company of the Haredi "Hashmonaim" Brigade received their berets on Wednesday August 6, 2025