Haredi

Haredi enlistment to combat units jumps 30% as over 250 men join IDF in recent draft cycle

Current assessments indicate that some of the tracks are expected to meet the recruitment targets set by the head of the IDF Personnel Directorate, Maj.-Gen. Dado Bar Kalifa.

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men at the Tel Hashomer IDF base, August 30, 2026.
IDF soldiers participate in the Arrowhead agility competition on July 8, 2026.

Only clear rules, command chain, can let IDF avoid internal conflict due to religion - editorial

A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protester argues with a police officer outside the Jerusalem IDF recruitment center, April 12, 2026.

Givati situation must teach IDF it has no time for diversions by religion, egalitarianism - comment

Ultra orthodox Jews clash with police during a protest against the drafting of ultra orthodox jews to the Israeli army, on road 4 near Bnei Brak, August 08, 2026.

Toddler lightly injured after father used stroller to block Military Police vehicle in Bnei Brak


IDF Atidim launches first dedicated engineering track for haredi, minority students

Students will earn practical engineering diplomas before enlistment, serve in leading Military Intelligence technology units, and complete full engineering degrees during their military service.

The students will be integrated into core technological units in the Military Intelligence Directorate and the IDF in general. Program opening ceremony via Walla.

Haredi anti-draft protesters demonstrate against new Ma'alot Tzur enlistment program head- report

According to N12, the protesters arrived in organized transportation, stood outside the new head's home, and distributed pashkevilim (broadsides or posters used by the ultra-Orthodox community).

Ultra orthodox Jews protest against the drafting of ultra orthodox jews to the Israeli army, in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.

Netanyahu can't campaign against draft-evasion law he just backed - editorial

The haredi public is a vital part of Israel, but that does not justify mass exemption during a sustained national-security emergency.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Israel Police declare haredi anti-draft protest in Jerusalem disruptive after major road blocked

As such, the police stated that they were working to clear the road and disperse the protesters.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police during a protest against construction work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026.

Draft dodgers will either 'enlist or go to prison,' Netanyahu says in closed-door meeting - report

Further, KAN reported that Netanyahu acknowledged the draft law was unsuccessful and that it would not be brought back in the next government.

 LIKUD LEADER BENJAMIN Netanyahu shakes hands with United Torah Judaism MK Yitzhak Goldknopf in the Knesset last week. If Netanyahu’s promise of a full budget for all haredi educational institutions is realized, the already-low incentive to provide core studies will disappear entirely.

Avigdor Liberman joins supporters as haredi protesters target Jerusalem café for fifth week

Customers shouted “Enlist, enlist” as haredi protesters demonstrated outside the Jerusalem café for a fifth consecutive Saturday.

Cafe Basimta, Jerusalem

'Nazis, get out of here': Haredi protesters assault Border Police officers, soldiers in Jerusalem

According to Ynet, the two incidents come on the tail end of a haredi car procession and march from Beit Shemesh to Kikar Hashabbat in Jerusalem, protesting the detention of 63 draft dodgers. 

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police during a protest against construction work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026.

Beyond the draft debate, what is the real solution to Israel's security crisis? - opinion

The central question is no longer who wins the argument over the Haredi draft. It is whether Israel is prepared to build a security strategy broad enough to mobilize every part of its society for the

 Haredi men dressed in traditional ultra-Orthodox garb stand behind a group of religious IDF soldiers

A Zionist coalition? Israel’s founders envisioned something broader - opinion

The Declaration of Independence promises equality for all citizens, and calls for a “Zionist coalition” will undermine that vision.

Opposition members of Israel's Knesset leave during a preliminary vote to establish a political commission of inquiry, December 24, 2025; Illustrative.

ITIM organization asks High Court to bar draft evaders from Rabbinate exam benefits

ITIM asked the High Court to bar men from using yeshiva study completed without regularized military status to qualify for Rabbinate certification.

The Supreme Court convenes to maintain the freeze on the law limiting enforcement against haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft dodgers, July 28, 2026.