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‘Turf him out tomorrow’: Steve Bannon calls to deport Yair Netanyahu to front lines of Iran war
Along with Yair Netanyahu and Barron Trump, the call for the children of world leaders and powerful figures to enlist is not new.
Ex-PM Bennett slams Likud MKs for not opposing haredi draft bill, breaking coalition discipline
IDF overhauls pre-draft medical screening checks during military conscription process with AI
Bnei Brak clashes reflect long-building tensions within haredi society, researcher says - interview
Israelis see election date, draft law as keys to calming social unrest - survey
A survey led by Gesher organization finds 54% of Israelis support setting an agreed election date to calm social unrest. 59% see consensus on draft law beneficial.
Expiration of haredi draft deferments hurtles Israel into brave new world - analysis
As of April 1, some 66,000 haredim from 18-26 can -- at least technically -- be drafted into the army.
Israeli gov't in crisis as Netanyahu, haredi parties fail to reach IDF draft deal
Benny Gantz threatened earlier this week to leave the government if an unsatisfactory conscription bill passes into law.
Israeli rabbi: Torah students cannot serve in IDF, they are protecting soldiers
"We must not, God forbid, take them [the haredi Yeshiva students who do not study Torah all day to the army because they also pray and they also study,” the Rabbi said.
Netanyahu rushes to get agreements on haredi draft as deadline looms
Haredi party leaders warned that if the bill includes economic sanctions and recruitment quotas, they will leave the government.
Gov’t to vote on new haredi conscription plan as coalition teeters
Benny Gantz and some Likud members have expressed strong opposition to the proposed plan.
Netanyahu warns Likud: Without IDF draft bill, Israeli government will fall - report
The draft, should it pass, would extend the exemption from IDF conscription for haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jews.
Social Equality Ministry to help ex-Haredim draft to IDF
The program lasts four weeks and includes full room and board.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews block traffic, light rail in haredi draft protest
A Jerusalem Post intern at the scene reported witnessing one of the Haredim at the protest blocking a car. The orthodox Jewish man persisted in blocking the vehicle even as it drove forward.
The untapped potential of the ultra-Orthodox draft - editorial
On Tuesday, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said that conscription should apply to all members of Israeli society.
