Haredi draft
Finance Minister Smotrich says he won't educate his daughter to enlist in the IDF
The statement, made during a Religious Zionist Party Knesset press conference, comes as the government fast-tracks a haredi conscription bill.
Bnei Brak clashes reflect long-building tensions within haredi society, researcher says - interview
Haredi chickens come home to roost - opinion
IDF clashes with police over Bnei Brak incident, says attacked soldiers did not distribute leaflets
Haredi draft crisis: Israel's High Court must now defend its own authority - opinion
It may be that under the present circumstances, the court has no alternative but to act in this way.
Two protesters held outside Religious Zionist Party offices amid budget, cost-of-living tension
According to the group, the protesters went to confront faction head Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich over rising prices and what they describe as misplaced government spending.
Who's pulling the strings? Haredi parties draft bill tactics ahead of Iran war - analysis
As the coming weeks unfold, shifting dynamics to advance the draft bill will likely reveal who is really pulling the strings.
‘Israel challenged by enemies worldwide, and unity within’
Yossi Levi, Lt.-Col. (res.) & CEO NAHAL HAREDI at Jpost Miami Summit
Lapid, Eisenkot, and Bennett back reservists at Jerusalem draft law protest
"I hope that Knesset receives the message to promote a draft law and not a [draft] evasion law," Eisenkot said.
IDF draft equality is minimum condition to restore Israeli solidarity - editorial
The Israel-Hamas War did not only take bodies; it took spirit. It took marriages, jobs, sleep, and the sense that someone competent is steering.
IDF cancels ultra-Orthodox Hashmonaim Brigade event for parents in Bnei Brak after haredi riot
The event was interrupted by a group of several dozen haredi extremists associated with the Jerusalem faction, who tried to break into the compound where the event was being held.
Netanyahu promised to advance death penalty bill before October 7, Ben-Gvir claims
Ben-Gvir also stated that the Attorney-General's call to dismiss him was his “greatest award.” “It shows I influenced, I led policy in the South, I changed the Prison Service,” he said.
Court releases bus driver who fatally rammed haredi teen to three days of house arrest
At the end of the morning hearing, Judge Tamar Bar-Asher ordered the driver to be released after reviewing security footage from the scene.
Ultra-Orthodox sages convene on haredi IDF draft bill, withhold official stance
The rabbis reportedly did not reach a decision on the matter; however, they allegedly decided internally to reject the sanctions imposed on draft evaders.
