Haredi draft

Haredi organizations press on efforts to prevent IDF recruitment

One of the associated hotlines actively works to intervene in cases of arrested draft dodgers.

  A HAREDI protest against enlisting in the military takes place outside the IDF recruitment office

Katz’s draft plan fails the IDF and perpetuates haredi draft dodging

Alas, these fine initiatives only nibble at the edges of the military, societal, and ideological need, which is a significant draft to the fighting army of 18 to 26-year-old haredi men.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump deliver statements

Nobel or jail: Netanyahu’s crossroads in a world of short-term plans

Sticking to his short-term strategy, Netanyahu keeps all options open, knowing that in the Middle East, anything can derail even the best-laid plans. As the stages unfold, new opportunities develop,

By MOSHE KLUGHAFT
23/01/2025
 NETZACH EDUCATIONAL Network graduates join the IDF.

A new chapter for hassidim and the IDF

As we support these pioneering souls, we must also pave the way for more integration, more understanding, and more shared responsibility. The future of our nation depends on it.

By MENACHEM BOMBACH
23/01/2025

A-G: Israel Katz's 'principals' for haredi IDF draft not up to constitutional standards

Katz said that the bill includes financial sanctions against any yeshiva that does not meet its quota and against men who are issued draft orders but do not show up.

What Ben-Gvir should do: Support the hostage issue, not haredi draft evasion

Ben-Gvir should have quit long ago, protesting the greater affront to Israeli nationalism: ultra-Orthodox draft dodging.

22/01/2025

The government needs to expand haredi recruitment into IDF

The government has to encourage a fast and vast shift within haredi society, showing that military service and keeping the faith are not contradictions.

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