Posts Tagged: IDF draft law
Haredi Leader’s Ultimatum: IDF Draft Law, Or We Quit
JNS.org - Yitzhak Goldknopf, leader of the United Torah Judaism Party (UTJ), said that “if the new recruitment plan isn’t settled, the government will fall...
Israel Cuts Compulsory Military Service by Four Months
JNS.org - Starting this month, men drafted into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will serve 32 months in the military, down from the current 36 months. The...
Report: Ultra-Orthodox Israelis Quietly Joining Israel Defense Force Ranks
AP - Moshe Prigan starts his day off just like many other men in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak with his morning prayer. It's...
Israel’s Lapid Claims IDF Conscription Law Victory
Israel Hayom - The Equal Sharing of the Burden Bill, which applies the mandatory national service requirement on haredim, was passed with an overwhelming majority...
As IDF Service Controversy Swirls, Charedi Entrepreneurship Thrives in Beit Shemesh
JNS.org - Amid the buzz surrounding issues of religious-secular tension—such as proposed Israeli legislation to mandate charedi enlistment in the Israel Defense Forces and...
Charedi Jews Protest Israeli Draft Proposal in New York
AP - Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews filled the streets in lower Manhattan on Sunday to protest Israel's proposal to draft strictly religious citizens into its...
Charedim Stage Massive Rally as Political Battle on IDF Enlistment Heats Up
JNS.org - Close to half a million members of Israel's charedi public rallied in Jerusalem on Sunday, shutting down roads in and around...
Charedi Women Respond to Israel’s Proposed Universal Draft Law
Among the hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews that gathered to protest the government's proposed military draft law yesterday, there were countless women and children....
Charedi Leaders Planning ‘Million-Man’ Draft Law Protest
Israel Hayom - As the Shaked committee casts final votes on the mandatory conscription law, the ultra-Orthodox community is preparing further action against what it...
Knesset Committee Approves Criminal Sanctions for Charedi Draft Evaders
Ynet - After much disagreement among the coalition, The Knesset's Special Committee for the Equal Sharing of the Burden Bill, headed by Knesset Member Ayelet...
Shas Chairman Says Party Must Leave Committee on Enlistment Reform
Israel Hayom - Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri told haredi radio station Kol Barama that his party has decided it must leave the committee for military...
