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Wearing yellow stars and chanting 'the army is worse than death': Haredi protest blocks major highway

Thousands of haredim who oppose the IDF draft came out to protest the arrest of a draft dodger after 3 weeks with no arrests; they appeared to be trying to trample on the memory of both the Holocaust and of soldiers who fell defending the state of Israel

Shilo Freid | 08.12.26

Haredi protesters plan roadblocks after arrest of alleged draft dodger

Demonstrations are expected around Bnei Brak after a yeshiva student who came to police to testify in a fraud case was allegedly escorted from the station and handed over to military police

Shilo Freid | 08.12.26

Breslov Hasidim recreate Uman in Israel as draft-age men fear arrest upon return

Hundreds are expected at a Rosh Hashanah gathering near the Sea of Galilee that will mirror Uman’s prayers, meals and schedule, as the war in Ukraine complicates travel and some young men fear legal action over alleged draft evasion after returning to Israel

Shilo Freid | 08.12.26

Satmar billionaire offers $1 million to take Israel draft fight to The Hague

Billionaire Yoeli Landau proposed allocating $1 million to the fight against the draft law and providing legal assistance to every yeshiva student who was arrested; Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter did not respond to the proposal, but also did not oppose it

Shilo Freid | 08.06.26

Bennett says no coalition with Haredi factions: 'Door shut to draft dodgers'

Former PM warns that Israel faces an existential threat from a separate Haredi society and rejects Gadi Eisenkot’s plan to exempt 3% of each draft cohort, saying it would effectively spare nearly a third of eligible Haredi men

Shilo Freid | 08.06.26

'He has lost his way': Deri accuses IDF chief of aiding left over Haredi draft law

Shas leader says Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir crossed into politics by warning lawmakers against suspending arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders; 'He caused great damage to the army,' Aryeh Deri says

Shilo Freid | 07.16.26

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

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