Military service

Public backlash over proposed legislation reflects a broader struggle over how Israel defines service, sacrifice and equality.

Switzerland has long maintained that citizens who do not serve in the military pay a special compensatory tax to the state.

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Eliana reflects a familiar reality for many women in Israel: Emotional yet composed, missing a husband deeply while fully aware he has a job to do, and proud that he is doing it.

Housing for lone soldiers is more than shelter; it provides stability, community, and the support needed to endure wartime service.

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.

Lack of sleep, according to the report, is the biggest problem that the observers, who are predominantly women, currently face.

Zamir sent the letter after attacks on the government for failing to push for haredim to draft into the IDF in large numbers.

During one deployment, Zakai learned that a close childhood friend had been killed in combat roughly a kilometer away from his unit.

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.

Who pays the price of aliyah? Some 'accidental olim' - children who made aliyah not by choice, but by circumstance - share their experiences.