Haredi draft
Yair Lapid: The upcoming election is about what we want Israel to be - opinion
This is not a choice between Right and Left, or between religious and secular Israelis. This is a choice between those who carry this country on their backs and those who hitch a free ride.
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 protesters block Highway 4 near Ra'anana, Kfar Saba over draft dodger arrest
A-G asks High Court to strike down 'discriminatory' haredi draft enforcement freeze
The law passed the Knesset on July 14. Justice Ofer Grosskopf froze it the following day and ordered the state and Knesset to explain why it should not be struck down.
Netanyahu’s haredi gamble may become his biggest election liability - analysis
Years of concessions to haredi partners may now pose a political risk for Netanyahu, as right-wing voters express growing anger over the draft exemption issue.
Haredi draft dodgers should avoid airports, border crossings to evade arrest, yeshiva council warns
It added that yeshiva students who wish to travel abroad and have not shown up for their draft order must ensure they are allowed to fly and will not be arrested at the airport.
Mandatory service extension will not solve army manpower crisis, head of IDF personnel warns
Bar Kalifa wrote that the extension of mandatory service approved by the Knesset plenum on Thursday “does not eliminate the need to expand the pool of draftees.”
Over 70 mayors, council leaders file petition against haredi draft exemption law
"Studying Torah is an important value in the Jewish people, but no less important than that is the value of preserving and defending the land," the petition explained.
New haredi party launches, aiming to secure spot in Knesset ahead of elections
The new ultra-Orthodox Haredi Public Party led by the deputy mayor of Beit Shemesh, Moti Leitner, launched on Sunday with a large-scale advertising campaign in major haredi cities.
Haredi leaders, Yahya Sinwar: Different ideologies, the same refusal to face reality - opinion
In Keinon’s reading, Gaza’s devastation was not an unforeseen consequence. It was a price Sinwar was prepared to pay in the hope of igniting a regional war that would ultimately destroy Israel.
Israel's government knew the risks of haredi draft evasion – and ignored them - opinion
Leadership is supposed to be about making difficult decisions for the good of the country, even when they carry political costs. What we saw this week is the opposite.
The 'most right-wing government' just outed itself as leftist - opinion
This is not a technical legal debate over exemptions. It is a fundamental strategic choice about the future security of the State of Israel.
Why Gadi Eisenkot is rejecting the haredi political embrace that once helped Netanyahu win
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Yitzhak Yosef’s embrace – and Eisenkot's effort to distance himself from it – reflects Israel's shifting political landscape.
