Military service
Torah study and Israeli military service are both sacred, but not the same - opinion
Public backlash over proposed legislation reflects a broader struggle over how Israel defines service, sacrifice and equality.
The price tag of opting out of the IDF - opinion
Her life on the home front: How war is reshaping life for Israel’s wives and mothers
Housing for lone soldiers is essential to Israel’s wartime resilience - opinion
The haredim do not have a credible argument for avoiding IDF service - opinion
Israel cannot sustain a system where one segment of society fights, pays taxes, and bleeds, while another group is draining the societys resorces without contributing in return.
IDF observers forced to endure harassment, poor conditions - report
Lack of sleep, according to the report, is the biggest problem that the observers, who are predominantly women, currently face.
Israel Katz publishes IDF chief's letter warning of manpower shortage amid haredi draft debate
Zamir sent the letter after attacks on the government for failing to push for haredim to draft into the IDF in large numbers.
Israeli musician Eyal Zakai reflects on Gaza service, song written dedicated to fallen soldier
During one deployment, Zakai learned that a close childhood friend had been killed in combat roughly a kilometer away from his unit.
IDF should conscript Arabs to serve instead of haredi draft dodgers - opinion
The demographic potential of Muslim Arab men aged 18 stands at over 12,500 young men per year – a figure equivalent to the enlistment potential of haredi men.
'Why did you bring me here?': Panel of olim discuss 'accidental' aliyah
Who pays the price of aliyah? Some 'accidental olim' - children who made aliyah not by choice, but by circumstance - share their experiences.
The right to vote should not depend on IDF service - opinion
Voting is not a privilege to be earned; it is a fundamental right of citizenship.
High Court: Haredi students with unsettled military status won't get national insurance discounts
Yeshiva students who have not settled their status with the military or procured a valid exemption will not be eligible for relevant discounts on national insurance.
Let them serve with dignity: Inside Eli Beer’s plan to welcome haredim into national life
“We are tearing ourselves apart – not from external threats but from inside” the founder and president of United Hatzalah states
South Korea's military shrinks amid massive drop in population
The dramatic decline in the pool of available males for military service is also causing a shortfall in the number of officers and could result in operational difficulty if it continues.
