Haredi draft
Will this election end the battle over drafting haredi men into the Israeli army? - analysis
In a recent poll by the Israel Democracy Institute, a proposition that the next government should draft haredim equally received the most support among a series of propositions.
Yair Lapid: The upcoming election is about what we want Israel to be - opinion
Israel's attorney-general urges High Court to cut benefits for 110,000 draft evaders
Israel’s election must be about repairing society after October 7 - opinion
Haredi demonstrator dragged by vehicle as mass anti-draft protests erupt across central Israel
Thousands of protesters bring traffic to a halt across Jerusalem, on Highway 4 • Demonstrators disrupt Shas election campaign conference in Modi'in Illit • Rioters attack light rail construction
Israel Police criticize Military Police over handling of Modi'in draft dodger arrest after riot
Modi'in Mayor Haim Bibas, who also serves as chairman of the Local Authorities Federation, called on the police and the military to review their conduct.
IDF expected to resume draft evader operations as High Court deadline approaches
Military prosecutors said they were advancing measures to shorten the evasion period before criminal charges may be filed from 18 months to one year.
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.
Two wounded in Jerusalem car blast as Somaliland seeks deeper security ties with Israel
The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Gadi Zaig - the top stories, clear and concise.
Haredi protest erupts in Modi'in after Military Police move to arrest draft dodger
Footage of the scene shared by Israeli media showed numerous haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men protesting and clashing with police officers.
Rabbi Lando: Zionism to blame for Arab hostility, religious IDF troops killed over 'twisted Torah'
UTJ spiritual leader Lando: '[National-Religious Jews] are being killed because their rabbis teach them twisted Torah' • Litvak rabbi says secular Israelis 'have no connection with Judaism'
Bennett: IDF will collapse without haredi enlistment, Netanyahu is dismantling military
Former PM warns IDF 'on verge of collapse' without haredi conscription • Netanyahu 'leading the most serious threat of all' in mass draft evasions, vote for PM is 'direct vote against troops'
Haredi anti-draft march in Bnei Brak doubled as launch event for a protest political party - report
"In Netanyahu's Government of Evasion, the deserters are the heroes," Gadi Eisenkot claimed, dubbing the march "Netanyahu's walk of shame."
Iran-linked social media accounts posing as Israelis to target election, investigation reveals
An OSINT investigation found 1,516 anomalies among more than 21,000 posts analyzed, including misinformation, foreign framing, and anomalous account behavior.
