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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

US congressman presses Netanyahu to drop travel limits on dual-citizen yeshiva students

Mike Lawler warned new sanctions on yeshiva students who avoid military service could bar American–Israeli dual nationals from leaving the country, urging PM to lift travel limits as Haredi leaders escalate opposition to draft enforcement

Shilo Freid | 12.09.25

Rabbis decry Haredi women who work as bus drivers: 'degrading work' that violates Torah modesty

In a scathing letter titled 'For the Salvation of Safed,' dozens of rabbis, including senior religious court judges and yeshiva heads, speak out against Haredi women who drive buses in the city, claiming that this is a 'serious breach of modesty'

Sivan Hilaie, Shilo Freid | 12.07.25

Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beiteinu draws up 5‑point pledge ahead of next government

Equal burden, public transportation on Shabbat and rabbinical reform: The Yisrael Beiteinu party is readying for battle ahead of the elections with a document of principles that will challenge cooperation with the ultra-Orthodox factions

Moran Azulay | 12.07.25

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

Four core mistakes behind support for Bismuth's conscription bill

Opinion: Once normal, respectful and properly tailored service tracks are built, ultra-Orthodox Israelis can become outstanding soldiers; the debate over the Bismuth bill is drowning in slogans, but four basic errors in its defense demand a serious look

Hagay Lober | 12.05.25

'Real structural reform needed before resolving ultra-Orthodox draft issue'

Lt. Col. (Res.) Dr. Doron Avital: 'I’m not sure this law is moving in that direction'

Calev Ben-David, ILTV | 12.05.25

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

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

Tel Aviv, Herzliya plan expanded gender-segregated beach for Haredi public

Plan led by Interior Ministry would create a large gender-segregated beach north of Cliff Beach, replacing existing sites in Tel Aviv and Herzliya; while backed by both cities, critics warn it limits public beach access as population grows

Amitai Gazit, Calcalist | 11.30.25

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

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