Haredi draft

Israel's Opposition hits 61 seat majority for first time in months - poll

The opposition had been standing at 60 seats, at the cusp of a majority, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition remained at 50 seats. The Arab parties, meanwhile, stand at 10 seats.

Opposition head Yair Lapid arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court on a petition against the transfer of funds to ultra-Orthodox educational institutions, January 8, 2026
AN IDF reserve soldier reports for a military drill along the border with Lebanon and Syria.

IDF to trim reserve duty, could expand mandatory service as soldier shortage deepens

 Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir. March 25, 2025.

Israel Katz publishes IDF chief's letter warning of manpower shortage amid haredi draft debate

Ultra-Orthodox protests erupt across Israel on haredi IDF enlistment day

Haredi draft crisis: Israel's High Court must now defend its own authority - opinion


80 km. on foot: Sharren Haskel’s three-day march in protest of haredi draft bill - interview

“I couldn’t just sit there and continue to argue and see they’re not changing their minds,” Haskel told the Post about the marathon discussions on the bill taking place in the Knesset.

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel, as she marches on a three-day journey from Kfar Saba to Jerusalem to protest the current outline of the haredi conscription bill.

Draft law needs legal work, only services haredim, says A-G in advisory opinion

Israel's Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said the current version of the haredi draft law would benefit only ultra-Orthodox men.

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters gather in Mea She'arim, Jerusalem, to celebrate draft dodgers' release from miiltary prison, November 30, 2025; illustrative.

Majority of Israel's ex-Soviet immigrants oppose Netanyahu, back draft law - poll

Approximately 1 million eligible voters in Israel are immigrants from the former Soviet Union, part of a wider Russian-speaking community that comprises roughly 15% of the population.

 Ukrainian refugees are seen arriving in Israel as part of Operation Israeli Guarantee, on March 6, 2022.

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.

Likud MK advances October 7 investigation bill, expected to be voted in Knesset in coming weeks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured that “the investigation committee will be equal between the coalition and the opposition."

Protests in Tel Aviv demanding a new October 7 state probe.

Revised haredi draft bill 'historic mistake,' security threat, Eisenkot warns Knesset panel

Additionally, former prime minister Naftali Bennett said if elected, he would cancel the government's haredi IDF exemption bill.

Gadi Eisenkot attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, December 9, 2025.

Bennett: First acts as PM will be to cancel haredi draft bill, politicized probe into Oct. 7

Bennett addressed the current attempt by the government to pass a law which critics say will only moderately increase haredi service in the IDF, at the Cyber Week conference at Tel Aviv University.

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the annual Cyber Week, at Tel Aviv University, December 9, 2025

Shas threatens to oppose 2026 state budget over haredi food-voucher exclusion

If the budget is not approved by the end of March, the close of the fiscal year, the Knesset will automatically dissolve, and new elections will be called.

Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri seen during a Shas party meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 23, 2023.

'We need everyone,' wounded reservist urges Knesset panel to advance haredi draft law

The soldier and bereaved families spoke on the necessity of equal conscription amid the IDF's manpower shortage.

Protests against haredi draft in Jerusalem, October 30, 2025.

Shaping the Future of the State of Israel

Thousands of young Haredi men choose to shoulder the security and economic burden

Yossi Levi with Prime Minister Netanyahu at the opening-of-the-year ceremony for the Haredi pre-military academies of the Netzach Yehuda Association