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רה"מ בנימין נתניהו ושלמה קרעי במליאה - דיון 40 חתימות

Likud tried to oust Netanyahu after Oct. 7 attack, party dissenter says

Dan Illouz says at least one-third of Likud lawmakers backed replacing the prime minister after Hamas' 2023 attack, criticizes military draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men and says the coalition has abandoned its conservative principles

Moran Azulay | 07.16.26

A betrayal of soldiers, Zionism and the soul of Israel

Opinion: By backing privileges for ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers and rejecting meaningful sanctions, coalition lawmakers betrayed the solidarity and shared sacrifice on which Israel was built

Oz Ben Nun | 07.15.26

Law freezing arrests of Haredi draft evaders passes Knesset as Netanyahu absent from vote

The arrest-freeze law is intended to prevent for several months the arrest, investigation and enforcement proceedings against ultra-Orthodox deserters who are recognized as yeshiva students; The law was approved by a vote of 58 to 54

Itamar Eichner | 07.14.26

Knesset pushes total freeze on arrests of Haredi draft dodgers despite IDF chief’s warning

The coalition bill would suspend enforcement against ultra-Orthodox men who fail to report for military service, even as the army warns of a severe troop shortage and thousands of reservists carry a growing wartime burden

Amir Ettinger | 07.14.26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not attend the vote, marking another absence from a controversial coalition ballot

Netanyahu again skips controversial vote as Torah study law passes: ‘Blow to IDF during wartime’

The softened measure passed 63-52 and could strengthen Haredi arguments for a future draft exemption; IDF chief warns parallel legislation would reward evasion and damage trust among those who serve

Amir Ettinger | 07.13.26

Knesset panel advances bill freezing arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers

Committee legal adviser warns measure grants yeshiva students a sector-wide exemption without meaningful oversight or penalties, but coalition lawmakers approved it for final Knesset votes later this week

Amir Ettinger | 07.12.26

IDF service to remain at 32 months while freeze to arrests of Haredi draft dodgers advances

Updated bill removes 90-day limit, keeping the arrest freeze in force until November 30 and creating precedents for a future draft exemption law

Yossi Yehoshua, Moran Azulay | 07.06.26

מליאת הכנסת - הצבעה לחוק יסוד לימוד תורה

Torah study bill advances as Haredi parties seek legal shield on draft exemptions

Netanyahu arrives from Maccabiah ceremony to help secure 61-vote majority for Haredi-backed bill, part of wider political deal with Likud over draft, kosher supervision and October 7 inquiry issues

Amir Ettinger | 07.01.26

Dear Aryeh, we are burying our dead while you defend draft dodgers

I sent you a hand for help and thought you would listen; instead, you visited draft dodgers while our sons bleed in Gaza and Lebanon

Hanoch Daum | 06.30.26

מחאת חרדים כנגד מעצר בני הישיבות בבני ברק

Rabbi curses IDF chief at anti-draft rally: ‘May his name be erased’

Former chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef leads Bnei Brak protest over arrests of yeshiva students, as Shas lawmakers attend despite party unease and coalition efforts continue to pass draft-exemption legislation

Shilo Freid | 06.29.26

‘Fear of civil war’: government pushes halt to arrests of Haredi draft dodgers

Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs says arrests of yeshiva students are pushing Haredim away from enlistment and risk tearing Israeli society apart; Netanyahu claimed police enter yeshivas to arrest Torah students, though no such case is known

Itamar Eichner, Shilo Freid, Gal Ganot, Amir Ettinger | 06.27.26

Ultra-Orthodox draft protests turn violent as roads snarl

Clashes erupt in Arad and near Kiryat Ono during nationwide anti-draft convoys, while residents of Kfar Yona mobilize to block demonstrators from reaching a military prison that has become a flashpoint in the enlistment dispute

ynet correspondents | 06.24.26

Ultra-Orthodox protest over draft arrests disrupts central Israel

Thousands gather near military prison outside Kfar Yona after yeshiva students arrested for draft evasion, blocking roads and alarming residents as Israel’s conscription crisis deepens

Maya Cohen, Roy Rubinstein, Shilo Freid | 06.17.26

Haredi leader raises funds in US to fight 'decrees against Torah students in the Land of Israel'

The leader of the Haredi Lithuanian community, Rabbi Dov Lando, at a rally in Monsey, NY called on Diaspora Jews to join forces for yeshivas and kollels in Israel, amid budget cuts: 'Every Jew is hurt by the decrees against Torah students'

Shilo Freid | 06.15.26

Haredi brigade marks its largest class yet

IDF’s ultra-Orthodox Hasmonean Brigade holds declaration ceremony for 97 soldiers; 'At first, it was hard for my family to accept my desire to enlist, but it was a process, and slowly they got used to it,' says one recruit

Shilo Freid | 06.10.26