Eyal Zamir

Shas leader Arye Deri accuses IDF chief of 'helping the Left' with ultra-Orthodox draft stance

Deri on Zamir: 'He has lost it. What the chief of staff did... was an attempt to help the left-wing bloc' • PM hopefuls Bennett, Eisenkot swiftly condemn Shas leader's attack on IDF chief

Shas chairman MK Arye Deri attends the State Comptroller elections at the plenum of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.
Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Eyal Zamir, arrives to attend a wreath laying ceremony at Warsaw Ghetto Square at Yad Vashem on April 14, 2026 in Jerusalem, Israel.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has a duty to warn the government about draft evasion - editorial

MK Vladimir Beliak reacts during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting and votes on parts of the judicial reform, at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on July 19, 2023.

Knesset Finance Committee considers NIS 393 million transfer to Prime Minister's Office

Col. G, set to become the Israeli Air Force's first female brigadier-general, is seen in this undated image released by the IDF on July 14, 2026

In Air Force first, IDF promotes woman to brigadier-general, appoints her Washington attaché


Defense Minister Katz, IDF chief Zamir mark 1,000 days since Oct. 7 with warnings to Iranian regime

Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Israel had “changed the face of the Middle East” after October 7 and that Israel "emerged a more united people and a stronger, more determined state."

IDF destroys four Hamas tunnels in Gaza over weekend, April 14, 2026.

Araghchi threatens the US and Israeli 'pets in Tel Aviv', Zamir and Clearfield discuss Lebanon

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs. The top stories, clear and concise. 

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (not pictured) in Tehran, Iran, November 30, 2025.

IDF's Zamir meets top US comm. to promote cooperation on Lebanon, Hezbollah strategy - exclusive

The return of the American coordinator signals progress in attempts to deploy the Lebanese Army and expel Hezbollah from some areas in southern Lebanon.

DF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir attends the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026.

Son of rabbi who verbally attacked IDF chief says father receives no state funding whatsoever

This comes after Rabbi Aryeh Yazdi was heard cursing Zamir and calling him “accursed” and “may his name be erased.”

ULTRA-ORTHODOX Jewish men attend a rally against the imprisonment of yeshiva students who failed to comply with military recruitment orders, in Bnei Brak, June 29, 2026.

Anti-Hamas protests go unanswered, leaders defend IDF Chief of Staff from haredi protest incitement

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, May 10, 2026.

'A national disgrace': Netanyahu, MKs decry rabbi who hurled abuse at Zamir at anti-draft rally

On Monday, the rabbi verbally attacked Zamir, saying, "may his name and memory be erased," after a soldier was sent to prison because he wore a 'Messiah' patch.

ULTRA-ORTHODOX Jewish men attend a rally against the imprisonment of yeshiva students who failed to comply with military recruitment orders, in Bnei Brak, June 29, 2026.

Rabbi hurls abuse at Zamir at Bnei Brak anti-draft protest: ‘May his name and memory be erased’

The rally, attended by hundreds of haredi men and led by former Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, protested the drafting of yeshiva students to the army.

Protesters supporting the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into the Israeli military block a road in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, central Israel, in protest against the continued road blockades by ultra-Orthodox demonstrators following the arrest of draft evaders, June 26, 2026.

Ultra-Orthodox party paralyzes Knesset votes to force through military draft exemptions

The most recent proposal advanced is a bill that would halt the arrests of haredi draft evaders, which is set to be debated on Tuesday in the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.

Protesters supporting the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into the Israeli military block a road in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, central Israel, in protest against the continued road blockades by ultra-Orthodox demonstrators following the arrest of draft evaders, June 26, 2026.

IDF marks 1,000 days since beginning of Israel-Hamas war with situation assessment

The conference began with a memorial service for IDF soldiers who had been killed over the course of the war, including a minute of silence and a recording of Col. Asaf Hamami from October 7, 2023.

A SITUATION assessment marking 1,000 days since Israel entered the war.

Zamir, Cooper meeting focused on Iran, but also influenced Lebanon deal

As of Sunday, despite the extensive public statements about the Israel-Lebanon-US deal announced over the weekend, it is unclear exactly when and where the IDF will withdraw.

CENTCOM's Adm. Brad Cooper meets with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir on January 24, 2026.