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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 Hashmonaim 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

Cracks in coalition over draft-exemption law: 'shameful law devoid of any public courage'

Some in Netanyahu's Likud Party have declared that they will vote against it, as Religious Zionism Party Minister Ofir Sofer says he won't support it even at cost of being fired from the government, while other members of his party also having difficulty supporting current version

Amir Ettinger | 12.01.25

Officials say new Haredi draft bill unlikely to pass High Court as coalition support is uncertain

Bill appears to fail the IDF’s manpower needs and equality standards, with officials adding that it entrenches Haredi draft evasion while restoring yeshiva funding without adding a single soldier

Tova Zimuky, Moran Azulay, Shilo Freid, Gilad Cohen | 11.27.25

Haredi draft bill: national service counts as military enlistment, rabbis to set sanctions

The legislation, led by Committee Chair Boaz Bismuth, moved forward after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior leaders of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox stream approved its advancement last week

Amir Ettinger | 11.27.25

חרדים קיצונים מתפרעים ברמת גן בעקבות ניסיון מעצר עריק

'Code black! Code black!': The Haredi hotline mobilizing protesters to block draft dodger arrests

A phone hotline dubbed 'Code black' is rapidly mobilizing extremist ultra-Orthodox protesters to suspected draft dodger arrests, exposing a growing, organized anti-draft network

Shilo Freid | 11.26.25

ניידת משטרה צבאית שהפכו החרדים הקיצונים ברמת גן

Haredim riot in Ramat Gan after attempted arrest of draft dodger

3 arrested during riot in front of the home of a yeshiva student in Ramat Gan; Rioters overturned a military police vehicle; The arrest failed because the student was not at home

Shilo Freid | 11.26.25

רה"מ בנימין נתניהו בטקס הרחבת הסכם הגג השני של העיר לוד

Resuming Haredi draft debate is about survival politics

Opinion: Should Netanyahu keep the Haredim in his government or head to elections with the campaign message that he refused to extend the evasion law; the PM is still hesitating, agonizing and not rushing a decision until he’s sure what causes him the least personal damage

Sima Kadmon | 11.23.25

Without human capital, there is no army

Opinion: There is a sharp decline in willingness to continue in career service, increased burnout among officers and non‑commissioned officers and a wave of resignations striking right at the professional core that is supposed to lead the army forward

Yossi Yehoshua | 11.21.25

פעילות כוחות צה"ל ברצועת עזה במהלך השנתיים האחרונות

Unusual data revealed in Knesset: 600 career soldiers submitted requests for early retirement from IDF

Representatives from the IDF’s Personnel Administration disclosed that hundreds of career soldiers, including senior officers, have requested to effectively 'resign' early; 'We delayed resignation of some of them during the war due to their necessity, as there simply are no replacements for them,'

Yoav Zitun | 11.19.25

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