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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
'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
חוק הגיוס
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
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
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
טקס הצהרה של חטיבת חשמונאים
‘My yeshiva friends don’t know I enlisted’: Inside Haredi Hashmonaim Brigade declaration event
Dozens of recruits from elite yeshivas marked their completion of basic training with a religiously adapted declaration ceremony featuring separation, prayers and songs, expressing hope more Haredi youth will join
Shilo Freid | 11.23.25
אברה מנגיסטו עם הקייסים בתפילת חג הסיגד בירושלים
Returned captive Avera Mengistu celebrates first Sigd since release from Gaza
Mengistu, held in Gaza for over a decade, joined nationwide Sigd celebrations in Jerusalem; President Herzog praises his return, urges unity and renews calls to locate missing girl Haymanut Kasau and bring home all hostages
Shilo Freid, Itamar Eichner | 11.20.25
קבלת פנים לאיתן מור בקריית ארבע
‘Light over darkness’: Freed hostage’s gift to Trump carries deep meaning
Delegation of freed hostages held in Gaza for two years to visit White House Thursday, where Eitan Mor will present Trump with a Hanukkah dreidel; his father calls it 'a reminder that our greatest victories are born from the power of hope for our children'
Shilo Freid, Hagar Kochavi | 11.19.25
שגיא, נסחף לים בחופשה בתאילנד
Israeli father missing after rescuing son from rough seas in Thailand
Sagie, a father of four, vanished off Koh Phangan’s Chaloklum Beach after saving his son from strong currents; Thai authorities and Israeli volunteers conducting urgent searches amid rough sea conditions and growing concern
Itamar Eichner, Shilo Freid | 11.19.25
שגב כלפון ומתן אנגרסט
Former hostages describe keeping Shabbat in Hamas tunnels: ‘I felt God was with us’
Segev Kalfon and Matan Angrest said they tried to keep Shabbat and Jewish rituals while held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, singing prayers, making improvised Kiddush and Havdalah and holding on to tradition in isolation deep inside the tunnels
Shilo Freid | 11.18.25
בית הדין הרבני
Former chief rabbi, senior judge suspected of extorting and skewing rabbinical rulings
Probe began when judge on regional rabbinical court reported to police that he was being pressured by High Rabbinical Court to influence rulings in disputes involving hekdeshot — religious endowments that include valuable real estate
Meir Turgeman, Shilo Freid | 11.18.25
הנאשמים ברצח יגאל יהושע ז"ל בבית משפט המחוזי בלוד
State prosecutors appeal Supreme Court to toughen sentences for 2021 Lod lynching perpetrators
Prosecutors said the sentences of 12 to 14 years handed down in September by the Central District Court in Lod do not reflect the severity of the attack, the fatal injuries caused to Yigal Yehoshua and the incident’s clear terrorist and racist characteristics
Shilo Freid, Roi Rubinstein | 11.17.25
שי אברמסון
Reversing ban, Amsterdam concert hall to host IDF chief cantor at private Hanukkah events
Following backlash over a decision to bar Lt. Col. Shai Abramson from performing, Concertgebouw reaches compromise with Jewish leaders; public event to proceed without military cantor, while closed Hanukkah concerts will feature him as planned
Shilo Freid | 11.12.25
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