Draft

Seven weeks remain in the Knesset’s summer session. Amid the crisis, the opposition plans to place bills to dissolve the Knesset on the plenary agenda for next Wednesday.

This could change pending an assessment by haredi MKs later this week, according to one of the spokespersons.

Despite the growing calls, even within the coalition, for eligible haredi men to join the IDF, the reality on the ground has not changed very much.

In an interview with The Media Line, Yair Lapid, Matan Kahana, and Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer address Israel’s escalating draft crisis as tensions mount over haredi exemptions.

Zamir and Baharav-Miara are both under pressure by the High Court of Justice, which, due to draft dodging, already took away funds to haredim in April and August of 2024.

“If Torah learners are arrested, we won't be able to continue in this coalition,” haredi leaders told Maariv. 

The letter by reservists stated that while the draft law has been debated a number of times, they said that they did not see any progress on the matter.

One draftee was also asked whether her father, who is a lawyer, had contact with journalists, KAN said. 

March around Knesset highlights call for shared responsibility in IDF service.

"According to the data presented by the military, in the absence of effective enforcement measures, the enlistment rate among this group is negligible,” Limon wrote

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