Haredi draft
WATCH: Haredi draft protests shut down highways, trains for two hours, scuffle with police
One 21-year-old haredi protester was hit by a car on Highway 1, and one 93-year-old civilian man was injured in the protests.
Shin Bet investigates haredi protests amid concerns over threats to government sites - report
Knesset advances bill to enshrine Torah study into Basic Law, supporting haredi draft evaders
Grapevine: Fiscal support for the ultra-Orthodox
From Der Judenstaat to modern Israel: Herzl’s vision in today’s world - opinion
Over 100 years after Herzl’s Der Judenstaat, Israel faces global antisemitism, internal divisions, and the ongoing fight for its survival.
Anti-draft haredi protesters block Highway 4, injure two police officers, smash police car window
Israel Police arrested at least nine members of the extremist Peleg Yerushalmi sect who blocked Highway 4 near Bnei Brak to protest recent detentions of haredi draft dodgers.
The IDF’s haredi pivot: From integration to accommodation - analysis
Facing an acute manpower shortage, the IDF has concluded that if it wants haredim to enlist, accommodation is required.
Haredi demonstrations and farmer protests
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WATCH: Haredim block roads near Tel Hashomer in protest of IDF draft, deemed unlawful by police
N12 reported that the protests arose because around 80 haredim are scheduled to enlist in combat support roles.
IDF warns of manpower crisis if ultra-Orthodox Jews not drafted by March
The IDF on Tuesday unveiled new pathways to increase haredi enlistment, aiming to prevent major troop shortages when 2,500 soldiers are released in January 2027.
A-G Baharav-Miara says gov’t is violating ruling on haredi conscription as enforcement plan stalls
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara's comments at the High Court of Justice came as the government has failed to adopt effective measures for the conscription of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students.
Police called to extract haredi soldier from Jerusalem anti-draft protest
According to Israel Police, the IDF soldier was caught up in one of the haredi anti-drafting protests in Jerusalem, and was surrounded and attacked by "400 extremist protesters."
Haredi enlistment on the rise, still falling short of IDF goals - N12
The increase over the past two years has been attributed by professional sources to the repercussions imposed on those who don’t enlist.
‘Reaching the finish line’: Controversial haredi draft bill advances for Knesset committee vote
The controversial haredi conscription bill has moved one step closer to a vote in the Knesset after significant progress in the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
