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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

Haredi protest blocks roads in southern Israel after Jerusalem clashes; 8 arrested in Ashkelon

Police stopped a bus near Ashdod after learning protesters planned to rally at a Military Police officer’s home; after buses were barred from Ashkelon, organizers urged road blockades, shutting the city’s northern entrance and major routes

Shilo Freid, Sivan Hilaie | 12.18.25

Police, Haredi draft dodgers clash in Jerusalem, 13 hurt; bus carrying soldiers attacked

Unrest began with a parking ticket near Bar-Ilan Street, spiraled after false alerts spread fears of draft arrests, saw police withdraw and return, involved overturned patrol cars and stun grenades, and left five officers hospitalized

Liran Tamari, Shilo Freid | 12.18.25

Haredi toddler forgotten by parents found wandering in Palestinian village

The boy, who speaks only Yiddish and wore traditional Haredi dress, was found alone by a bus terminal worker; police later located his parents from Modi’in Illit, who are expected to be questioned

Liran Tamari, Alexandra Lukash, Shilo Freid | 12.15.25

Mamdani embraced by anti-Zionist Satmar leaders at major New York events

Mamdani joined celebrations of the anti-Zionist Satmar Hasidic movement in Williamsburg and Crown Heights, where he received an enthusiastic welcome from leaders of both rival factions’

Shilo Freid | 12.11.25

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

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

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

‘My yeshiva friends don’t know I enlisted’: Inside Haredi Hasmonean 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

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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