Haredi draft
Knesset debates freezing haredi draft evader arrests despite serious national security concerns
The vote on the legislation comes following severe legal warnings that the bill is unbalanced, along with outcry from bereaved families and IDF veterans, amid the IDF’s severe manpower shortage.
'Know your place': Gotliv calls for IDF chief Zamir's dismissal after his criticism of draft law
IDF chief Zamir clashes with Netanyahu, Katz over bill exempting haredi draft dodgers from arrests
Almost half of Israelis support tougher sanctions, pressure to promote haredi conscription - poll
IDF warns of urgent manpower shortage as haredi draft bill debates resume amid coalition crisis
The renewed dissensions came amid the crisis in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition with the ultra-Orthodox parties over the legislation.
Knesset dissolution bill vote set for Wednesday amid coalition crisis over haredi draft bill
Debates on draft bill to resume before vote, coalition rushes to fast-track controversial legislation ahead of dissolution
The fascination with the haredi problem, and where it leads - analysis
Will the ultra-Orthodox allow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu one last chance to push through the controversial haredi conscription law?
Lapid warns Likud MKs backing haredi draft bill from Netanyahu pressure will ‘not fall under radar'
He said that in the past two days, Netanyahu and his office have been exerting a massive pressure campaign on coalition MKs to convince them to support the draft legislation.
Netanyahu's coalition 'massively pressuring' MKs to vote for haredi draft bill, Haskel tells 'Post'
Haskel told The Jerusalem Post that over the weekend, “phone calls were made to almost all coalition members in order to check their positions and pressure them to vote on the conscription law.”
IDF faces looming manpower gap as ultra-Orthodox draft fight stalls service extension
The haredi draft issue is growing in urgency as the bill returned to the Knesset agenda amid a coalition crisis that may dissolve the Knesset.
Netanyahu abandoned Israel's security for personal deals with Trump, Liberman claims - interview
Liberman says Netanyahu is prioritizing personal legal interests over national security and rejects any future coalition with ultra-Orthodox parties.
Eisenkot says he would sit with haredim as Liberman talks loom
His comments come after reports of contacts regarding a possible merger between his party and Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu, who has repeatedly criticized 'draft-dodging.'
Netanyahu's coalition moves to fast-track controversial laws ahead of upcoming Knesset dissolution
The tensions come after the crisis in Netanyahu’s coalition with the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties over the controversial conscription law.
Bennett calls to dissolve Knesset, form constitution at kick-off party event with Lapid
The remarks came on Tuesday, as Bennett outlined his plans for the country if elected, alongside opposition leader Yair Lapid, at the first major campaign event of their newly merged Together party.
