Draft

Bennett vows to pass 'Deri Law' barring draft evaders from Israel's security cabinet in next gov't

Though Shas's Arye Deri served briefly in the IDF, the party has come under fire over its stance on haredi conscription to the IDF amid the military’s severe manpower shortage.

B'Yachad party head and former prime minister Naftali Bennett on August 20, 2026.
Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) protesters hold signs at a massive anti-draft march in Jerusalem, September 29, 2026.

'Rather die than be drafted': Thousands take to Jerusalem's streets in haredi anti-draft march

Jonathan Karlinsky, an Israeli-Ukrainian drafted into the Ukrainian army.

Israeli-Ukrainian located in detention facility after being drafted into military, FJCU announces

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12, 2026.

Putin prepares to escalate Ukraine war with draft surge, attacks targeting NATO - report


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