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קבלת פנים ליונתן כהן, אברך בן 25 תושב קריית אתא, שהיה עריק ונתפס נכלא וישב בכלא 10

With limousine and dancing: Haredi draft dodger gets hero’s welcome after release from prison

Yonatan Cohen, 25, from Kiryat Ata, was released Thursday from Military Prison No. 10 after being jailed for desertion; upon his return, he was greeted in the ultra-Orthodox town of Rechasim with a festive procession organized in his honor

Shilo Freid | 12.19.25

Father of two Haredi brigade IDF soldiers: 'only rabbinic consensus can advance draft bill'

Former Slobodka yeshiva student joins Hasmonean Brigade after his brother; their father says forced enlistment will fail and any law must be shaped with senior rabbis

Shilo Freid | 12.16.25

Bank of Israel warns draft law will not ease IDF reserve burden as penalties lack teeth

New analysis says expanding the IDF draft of Haredi men could save the economy up to $4.3 billion a year, but the current bill falls short with weak recruitment targets and penalties that have little impact on Haredi society

Gad Lior | 12.11.25

IDF warns against counting civil service toward recruitment goals as Haredi draft bill advances

Senior IDF official tells lawmakers army urgently needs more combat troops and cannot rely on civil service alternatives; Knesset committee legal adviser says such roles do not meet current security needs

Amir Ettinger, Shilo Freid | 12.10.25

טקס סיום קורס מ"כים ראשון בחטיבת החשמונאים

Fighting terror and studying Torah: IDF launches elite Haredi commando unit

One year after founding the Hasmonean Brigade, military sets up Haredi reconnaissance unit led by elite veterans; recruits will train in advanced combat while maintaining a religious lifestyle with Torah study, prayers and strict cultural norms

Shilo Freid | 12.09.25

בועז ביסמוט, יו"ר ועדת החוץ והביטחון בדיון על חוק הגיוס

Top Knesset lawyer: draft bill falls short, won’t meet army demands

A draft proposal allows up to 10 percent of annual conscripts to serve in agencies such as the Prison Service, Shin Bet, Mossad and police

Amir Ettinger | 12.09.25

Ministers celebrate in Yeruham as Bismuth hails draft-exemption law as 'smartest and fairest'

The head of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee attended the Yeruham mayor’s victory party, saying the draft-exemption law ‘makes history’; despite criticism, Transportation Minister Regev backed him and, on Netanyahu’s pardon bid, said those who ‘stitched up the cases’ will face trial

Ilana Curiel | 12.08.25

He lost two hands, a leg and an eye in the war, and criticized the IDF draft exemption law in Knesset

On the National Day of Appreciation for Wounded Soldiers, Alon Kaminer told lawmakers during hearings on the draft exemption law that not all haredi men study full-time and 'anyone who does not study in a yeshiva should join the army and contribute to building the state'

Amir Ettinger | 12.07.25

Legislative blitz - less room for public outcry

Bismuth: ‘You can’t force people to enlist’ as Netanyahu pushes draft-exemption bill

Despite coalition strains, Netanyahu is pushing to speed up the draft-exemption bill to limit public backlash, though legal advisers say a legislative 'blitz' is impossible; Bismuth signaled to Haredi voters that he will not support jailing all draft evaders

Amir Ettinger, Shilo Freid | 12.04.25

Boaz Bsimuth, Benjamin Netanyahu, Aryeh Deri, Moshe Gafni, Yitzhak Goldknopf

Ultra-Orthodox leaders push back after Netanyahu cancels draft law address

Shas and UTJ leaders argue a public statement would ignite fresh criticism of long-standing Haredi conscription dispute while coalition tensions deepen and critics across the political spectrum vow to block the legislation

Moran Azulay, Shilo Freid | 12.03.25

הצהרה של ראש הממשלה נתניהו ומזכיר המדינה של ארה"ב מרקו רוביו

What led Netanyahu to cancel his statement on exemption law

The Prime Minister's Office claimed 'schedule constraints,' while the opposition said 'he got cold feet': Netanyahu's surprising U-turn, moments before his first reference to the law that is shaking the coalition, led to questions; There is still no clear answer to the cancellation

Moran Azulay | 12.03.25

'He ran away': Netanyahu scraps draft bill address as coalition rift deepens and opposition mounts

Netanyahu’s office said he would speak at 8:10 p.m., but minutes beforehand his spokesperson announced that 'due to scheduling constraints, the prime minister was forced to delay his statement on the draft law'

Itamar Eichner, Moran Azulay, Shilo Freid | 12.02.25

She chooses to enlist in the IDF while her Haredi family chants ‘We’d rather die’

Tzipora, 18, left her Haredi upbringing to pursue IDF service: ‘IDF is a goal not a phase’; now in a pre-army academy, she prepares for a combat role and urges dialogue with rabbis to ease enlistment tensions

Yitzchak Tessler | 12.02.25

Ultra-Orthodox parties confident draft-exemption bill will pass despite coalition tensions

Haredi factions and advisers close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say opposition inside the coalition is tactical as they predict the draft-exemption bill will advance with only a handful of dissenting lawmakers

Shilo Freid | 12.02.25

Haredi IDF brigade sees enlistment momentum ahead if new draft bill clears Knesset

With tensions rising over military draft bill, officers in the Haredi Hasmonean Brigade say that if lawmakers pass a measure supported by leading rabbis, enlistment could climb sharply as hesitant recruits gain the community’s backing

Yossi Yehoshua | 12.02.25

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