Ultra-Orthodox

17°

Weather

YnetGlobal Channels

Sites & Sources

more channels

Contact

Ultra-Orthodox

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

Four core mistakes behind support for Israel’s Bismuth 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 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

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 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

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

Sharp gaps in IDF reserve service as Modi'in leads nation, Tel Aviv falls to bottom

New reserve data show sharp gaps as consensus faded; Tel Aviv led in January 2024 but fell to last by December; a Modi’in resident served 19 times more days than someone in Bnei Brak

Saar Haas | 11.17.25

Ultra-Orthodox party to oppose death penalty for terrorists, citing risk of ‘bloodshed’

Degel HaTorah, the Ashkenazi ultra-Orthodox faction, will vote against the death penalty bill backed by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, following rabbinic guidance warning it could 'lead to bloodshed.' Agudat Yisrael to abstain; Shas undecided

Shilo Freid, Amir Ettinger | 11.10.25

Clashes after massive anti-draft rally: police officers injured, one draws weapon

Menachem Mendel Litzman, 20, died after falling from an unfinished high-rise near Thursday’s ultra-Orthodox anti-draft rally in Jerusalem; emergency crews found him with severe injuries; police are investigating whether the fall was intentional

Liran Tamari, Gilad Cohen, Shilo Fried, Idan Bloemhof | 10.30.25

Teen killed after falling from building during Jerusalem anti-draft rally

Highway 1 was closed and trains to Jerusalem overflowed amid transport chaos as tens of thousands filled the city’s entrance, some marching on the road shouting 'Cursed Zionists'; others hurled stones and bottles and held 'Israel is Stalin' signs

Shilo Freid, Sivan Hilaie, Liran Tamari, Gilad Cohen | 10.30.25

Jerusalem braces for ultra-Orthodox anti-draft protest: packed trains, heavy traffic ahead

As hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis head to Jerusalem for the ‘million man protest’ against the draft, Israel Railways warns it cannot handle the load and will close the Navon station at 12:30 p.m.; Highway 1 and city routes are expected to be gridlocked

ynet correspondents | 10.30.25

Hot Tags

Today

This Week

This Month

Judicial reform Ahmad al-Sharaa Airstrike Amsterdam Antisemitism Ariel Bibas Benjamin Netanyahu Bitcoin Climate crisis Columbia University

Hot Tags

Today

This Week

This Month

Judicial reform Ahmad al-Sharaa Airstrike Amsterdam Antisemitism Ariel Bibas Benjamin Netanyahu Bitcoin Climate crisis Columbia University