Haredi draft
‘Reaching the finish line’: Controversial haredi draft bill advances for Knesset committee vote
The controversial haredi conscription bill has moved one step closer to a vote in the Knesset after significant progress in the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
Knesset advances 2026 state budget in first reading amid coalition crisis over haredi draft
Any solution but the obvious: Israel can't rely on aliyah to fill IDF manpower shortage - opinion
2026 budget reading puts government at risk, after months of ideological sparring - analysis
Refusing to serve divides society: How haredi draft dodging harms Israel - opinion
Haredi communities who so forcefully asserted themselves in the city did not just make a statement about the draft, but about their relationship with the very country they call home.
Netanyahu halts meetings on haredi draft bill, sparking opposition fury
The first discussion to present the outline of the newly updated bill had been slated for Monday.
End the ultra-Orthodox community's exemption from IDF service - editorial
The haredi establishment defends this detachment as the protection of the Torah world, but Torah study is not the private property of one social group.
Israeli opposition bloc would win Knesset majority if elections held today, poll shows
The poll asked respondents' views on the haredi IDF draft law formulated by the coalition government. The poll found that 43% of respondents opposed the proposed law, and 27% supported it.
World Zionist Congress passes key resolutions, while E1 settlements project lead to walkouts
Subjects as antisemitism and education receive overwhelming support, while more controversial matters, such as the rejection of settlement building, saw a mass walkout in the WZC.
‘How long will the hypocrisy continue?’: Israeli opposition slams haredi Jerusalem protests
Israeli politicians slammed the Netanyahu government and the haredi "Million Man March" in Jerusalem on Thursday.
WATCH: Haredi demonstrators clash with passersby, throw objects at reporters covering protest
A video of a journalist from N12 having items thrown at her was shared on social media, where two reporters and their camera crew were attacked by protesters.
Road closures, canceled trains: Mass ultra-Orthodox protests shut down Jerusalem's public transport
Road closures began at noon, and Israel Police and Netvei Israel have called on the public to avoid driving to the entrance area to Jerusalem throughout the day.
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.
Haredi conscription debate heats up with protest and bill outline reveal
'It's not a conscription law, it’s a full-blown law for draft evasion. If this draft is advanced, not a single haredi will enlist,' said Lapid
