Draft

Universal conscription, constitution plan: Liberman reveals requirements to form government

Lieberman said on Sunday that mandatory military or civilian service for all Israelis would be a nonnegotiable condition for joining a government, while proposing a constitution drafted by experts.

Israel Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman announced on Sunday his selection of candidates for his party's Knesset slate ahead of the upcoming deadline to submit lists before the October elections, September 6, 2026.
Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats party, attends the Shabtai Shavit World Summit on Counter-Terrorism at Reichman University in Herzliya, October 6, 2026.

Ayatollah Khamenei's assassination a 'mistake,' Democrats party leader Yair Golan says

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters demonstrate against an IDF recruitment conference for the Haredi community in Jerusalem, August 4, 2026.

Israel Police criticize Military Police over handling of Modi'in draft dodger arrest after riot

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the ICT’s Shabtai Shavit International Conference on Counter-Terrorism at Reichman University.

Bennett vows to pass 'Deri Law' barring draft evaders from Israel's security cabinet in next gov't


Haredi protest concludes after blocking Highway 4 near Bnei Brak over draft dodger detention

Shas MK Moshe Abutbul described the draft dodger as a "yeshiva guy" who approached the police to assist in an ongoing investigation, demanding that such procedures be changed to avoid arrests.

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters block Highway 4 over detention of draft dodger, August 12, 2026.

'Traitor to the Jewish people': Haredim protest against Ofer Winter after enlistment conference

Winter has frequently appeared at conferences and public events as he considers entering politics ahead of the upcoming elections.

A protester shouts at former IDF Brig. Gen. Ofer Winter during a demonstration against an IDF recruitment conference for the Haredi community in Jerusalem, August 4, 2026.

Netanyahu can't campaign against draft-evasion law he just backed - editorial

The haredi public is a vital part of Israel, but that does not justify mass exemption during a sustained national-security emergency.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

High Court maintains freeze on law limiting enforcement against haredi draft dodgers

The interim order issued on Tuesday followed a hearing held just a few hours earlier, during which the nine-member panel heard from the different sides represented in the case.

The Supreme Court convenes to maintain the freeze on the law limiting enforcement against haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft dodgers, July 28, 2026.

'Abandoning values': Yoaz Hendel accuses Religious Zionist Party of encouraging mass draft evasion

The former minister rejected reliance on Arab and haredi parties, called for a broad Zionist government, and said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should leave office.

Reservists Party leader Yoaz Hendel presents national PTSD recovery plan after October 7, May 10, 2026.

Haredi draft dodgers should avoid airports, border crossings to evade arrest, yeshiva council warns

It added that yeshiva students who wish to travel abroad and have not shown up for their draft order must ensure they are allowed to fly and will not be arrested at the airport.

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters block Highway 4 near Bnei Brak during an anti-draft protest, December 22, 2025.

Hundreds of haredim protest outside military prison following draft dodger arrest

The arrested hassidic man had earlier arrived at a draft office to arrange an exemption from service before being sentenced to 20 days in prison, according to the report.

Thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from the Gur (Hasidic dynasty) protest outside Military Prison near Kfar Yona, central Israel, against the jailing of seminary students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, July 20, 2026.

Israel just gave Torah study a constitution. It should have given its soldiers one - opinion

Without Torah, there would be no Jewish people. Without the Jewish people, there is no State of Israel. That is precisely why what the Knesset has done is so offensive.

 NETZAH YEHUDA soldiers at the dedication of a Torah scroll at the Erez Crossing.

Knesset passes bill to extend mandatory military service to 32 months to 'meet IDF's goals'

The passage of the bill comes amid the coalition's legislative blitz before the Knesset recesses ahead of the upcoming elections. Forty-three MKs voted in favor, with 12 against and one abstention.

A vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Are there other lessons from October 7? - opinion

The October 7 massacre fell on 22 Tishrei – Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, two days that signify the highest joy: one completing the festival of Sukkot, the other our rejoicing in the Torah itself

Rabbi Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi delivers a torah lesson at Ateret Yisrael Yeshiva in Jerusalem, November 19, 2019.