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.
IDF to trim reserve duty, could expand mandatory service as soldier shortage deepens
Israel Katz publishes IDF chief's letter warning of manpower shortage amid haredi draft debate
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
'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.
Shaping the Future of the State of Israel
Thousands of young Haredi men choose to shoulder the security and economic burden