Hareidi draft

Israel's next government must answer the real 'day after' question - opinion

On October 27, Israelis will go to the polls in Israel’s first post-war election.

MK's attend a plenum session and a vote on a bill to split the duties and powers currently held by the attorney general between two separate officeholders, at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.
Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Eyal Zamir, arrives to attend a wreath laying ceremony at Warsaw Ghetto Square at Yad Vashem on April 14, 2026 in Jerusalem, Israel.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has a duty to warn the government about draft evasion - editorial

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Knesset vote on a bill to freeze arrests of haredi draft evaders, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026

Knesset votes to freeze arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders amid IDF manpower crisis

Israeli Supreme Court judges assemble to hear four petitions calling for the removal of Israel's hardline National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, alleging that he has undermined the independence of the police, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on April 15, 2026; illustrative

High Court questions yeshiva tax-benefits petition after state policy change


Israeli election not expected soon following war with Iran, senior minister tells 'Post'

A minister said that the rumors of an election were to signal haredi parties were not afraid of being voted out amid conflict on the draft bill.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, June 3, 2025.

Ultra-Orthodox minister resigns from Israeli gov't over IDF draft law debacle

In a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, Goldknopf outlined the series of delays and setbacks that prevented the bill from proceeding.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf seen in Jerusalem, September 27, 2023

Shas still trying to reach coalition agreement, rabbis' council head says

This comes after Rabbi Maya signed a letter on Monday opposing the conscription of any haredi individual, even those not studying in a yeshiva.

 Rabbi Moshe Maya speaks during a rally which marks one year since the death of Rabbi Shimon Hirari in Tel Aviv on February 28, 2016.

Ultra-orthodox ultimatum pressures Netanyahu over military draft crisis - explainer

Seven weeks remain in the Knesset’s summer session. Amid the crisis, the opposition plans to place bills to dissolve the Knesset on the plenary agenda for next Wednesday.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf seen in Jerusalem, September 27, 2023

Sanctions against draft-dodgers are ‘sparse,’ IDF says

Current sanctions against draft dodgers are “threadbare” and are not applying enough pressure on haredi men to respect draft orders.

 An illustrative image of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Israeli Jews near a sign for an IDF recruiting office.

IDF, AG can help with haredi draft, but real change is all about the PM - analysis

Zamir and Baharav-Miara are both under pressure by the High Court of Justice, which, due to draft dodging, already took away funds to haredim in April and August of 2024.

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

IDF Chief Zamir orders new maximal drafting of haredim to help war effort

Zamir has emphasized the shift to sending a draft notice to every 16.5-year-old haredi male, something which has generally not been done in the past.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir speaks during an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel's 77th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on May 1, 2025.

Herzog to ‘Post’: 'Even if I stand alone; I will try endlessly to bring compromise'

President Isaac Herzog talks about societal schism, an unbreakable bond with Diaspora Jews, and Gaza, Iran, Syria, and Lebanon threats.

 Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

The haredi needle isn’t moving - opinion

Only imposed change can achieve integration of the ultra-Orthodox community into Israeli society.

 A JEWISH PEOPLE Policy Institute survey conducted six weeks into the war reveals that a significant majority of haredim believe that nothing needs to changes.

Rabbi draws ire after stating IDF soldiers should be viewed 'like garbage collecters'

In a post made on X, a man can be heard asking Rabbi Bunim Schreiber “What is the right attitude towards soldiers on the battlefield, gratitude and hishtadlut?"

 Ultra Orthodox Jews walk next to a pile of garbage in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood on January 5, 2016