Enlistment law

IDF should conscript Arabs to serve instead of haredi draft dodgers - opinion

The demographic potential of Muslim Arab men aged 18 stands at over 12,500 young men per year – a figure equivalent to the enlistment potential of haredi men.

HAREDIM BLOCK a road to protest the arrest of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, near Bnei Brak, on Monday.
 ‘THE HAREDI leadership argues that it is forbidden to draft yeshiva students whose Torah is their profession and that they defend the State of Israel through their studies.’

Nation of soldiers or Jewish nation? Why Israel must not erase its soul - opinion

IDF operating in the Gaza Strip

Father of fallen IDF soldier: 'Thirty years ago, the army was three times larger than it is today'

 IN OCTOBER 2023, after he began reserve duty in Gaza following the Hamas attack, the writer comes to the Knesset in uniform and addresses the plenum. After his appearance, he returned to his military service.

Torah with social responsibility: Choosing action over exemption - opinion


Katz rejects proposal to extend yeshiva students’ military service

Katz denied the proposal to extend service by four months, opting to keep the current term of one year and five months.

 An illustrative image of Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir.

Gallant: Ultra-Orthodox draft bill agreements stuck at 80%, Gantz disappointing

"It's not about politics, it's about math": Defense Minister said talks have reached a standstill but gaps "are not dramatic."

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant visits IDF soldiers operating in Gaza's Rafah, May 26, 2024.

IDF induction stats show situation less dire than presented - analysis

Yes, the overall percentage of those inducted into the army is declining, but it still remains high throughout Israel.

 Archival image of IDF Ground Forces troops.

French-born Chabad rabbi ‘stuck’ in Israel by IDF for not enlisting

He was detained when he asked to leave the country at the end of a vacation in August with his wife and daughter. The case was publicized by Kol Barama radio journalist Mendi Rizel.

A young Haredi man outside the IDF enlistment office in Jerusalem

Russia forcibly enlisting the homeless, illegal migrant workers - report

Since Putin's announcement of partial mobilization, dozens of homeless people have been taken to recruitment offices, according to local sources.

 A Russian serviceman addresses reservists at a gathering point in the course of partial mobilization of troops, aimed to support the country's military campaign in Ukraine, in the town of Volzhsky in the Volgograd region, Russia September 28, 2022.

Is there justification in Judaism to exempt haredim from the IDF?

While the government seems rightly more focused on integrating haredi citizens into the workforce, it will remain hard to avoid the draft issue

HAREDI PROTESTERS decry  the draft in Jerusalem.

IDF: Ultra-Orthodox enlistment numbers wrong due to technicalities

Senior IDF officials explain discrepancies in figures provided for ultra-Orthodox enlistment during Knesset committee hearing.

Haredi national service enlistment 390

Open sore of ultra-Orthodox enlistment not improving - analysis

The law defined as ultra-Orthodox any man who from between the ages of 14 and 18 studied for at least two years in an ultra-Orthodox educational institution.

Hundreds of Haredi IDF veterans took part in the “Profession for a Lifetime” academic studies and employment fair in Jerusalem

Lapid: All citizens with the same rights should have the same obligations

"You are not above the law." MK Yair Lapid speaks at a rally protesting Supreme Court override bill

Bennett’s haredi enlistment plan panned as ‘law for draft evasion’

MK Elazar Stern: Why would the ultra-Orthodox volunteer for the IDF at 21 when they could go and study or go to work?

Education Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the 57th Israel Prize ceremony on Israel's 71st Independence Day, 2019.

Place haredi civilian recruits in state security agencies, says NGO

A report by the Israel Democracy Institute has highlighted severe failings in the Civilian Service program which haredi men can join in lieu of army service.

Haredi soldier