IDF refusal

Likud MK Kallner opposes criminal arrests for haredi draft evaders, backs economic sanctions

Kallner, a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, told 103FM that he does not think arresting yeshiva students is 'the right way.'

An Israeli soldier guard as young men gathered during a demonstration by Ultra-Orthodox Jews against Israel's military draft on June 17, 2026 outside the Beit Lid military base in Kfar Yona, Israel. The conscription of young ultra-Orthodox men into the military, from which they were long exempt.
HAREDI MEN protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an IDF draft order, in May 2026.

The price tag of opting out of the IDF - opinion

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.

IDF should conscript Arabs to serve instead of haredi draft dodgers - opinion

 An illustrative image of haredi residents of Jerusalem's Ramat Eshkol neighborhood.

Haredi daycare bill: What is it and why should we care? - explainer


IDF reservist soldier who refuses to continue serving in Gaza speaks out

Yuval Green, a 26-year-old reservist, said the IDF is utilizing Palestinian homes for military purposes and that soldiers take “souvenirs, vandalize the homes, and destroy things for no reason.”

 An Israeli soldier operates during a ground operation in the southern Gaza Strip, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, July 3, 2024.

Israeli teen jailed for refusing IDF service, cites war with Hamas in Gaza

Mitnick also wrote that the lack of negotiation ability with Hamas was "simply untrue."

 18-year-old Tal Mitnick refused compulsory IDF service and was sentenced to 30 days in military jail.

IDF visits family of Hamas hostage after Hamas releases video

"We are using all means, both intelligence and operational, to bring the hostages home,” the IDP spokesperson stated.

 A woman looks at posters depicting missing Israeli citizens likely among the hostages held in Gaza, with the word "kidnapped," following Saturday's attack by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas against Israel, in a street in Paris, France, October 13, 2023.

Editor's Notes: Could the Yom Kippur War happen today?

We are older, wiser, more battle-scarred, and better established as a nation than we were then. But we need to keep our hubris at bay.

 CIVIL DEFENSE workers fill sandbags in Ramat Gan during the Yom Kippur War.

How will IDF deal with Israeli high school grads' refusal to serve? - analysis

The event had been technically canceled in an internal battle between the high school's principal and its Parents' Association.

Young Israelis arrive to the Israeli army recruitment center at Tel Hashomer, outside of Tel Aviv on March 17, 2020.

Israeli teens to refuse IDF service due to 'occupation,' judicial reform

The group expects to send a formal letter to the IDF and has already posted publicly about the move on its X (formerly Twitter) account.

Young Israelis line up as they arrive to an Israeli army recruitment center at Tel Hashomer, outside of Tel Aviv on July 26, 2018

Nothing must be allowed to take us away from the sacred duty to serve in the reserves - opinion

Recent protests have seen members of Israel's reserves refuse to serve, this endangers the unity of our Nation.

 IDF Cheif of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi looks on as the writer receives a citation of excellence for his reserve duty, shaking hands with Brig.-Gen Benny Ben Ari, commander of the Reserve Forces Corps, at a ceremony earlier this year.

Haredi minister: Not all ultra-Orthodox Jews are exempt from IDF draft

Shas MK Moshe Arbel stated that being ultra-Orthodox does not automatically entitle someone to an exemption from military service.

 Minister of Interior and Minister of Health Moshe Arbel seen during a Shas faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 10, 2023.

Politicians must stop attacking IDF commanders - editorial

The challenge posed by reservists’ refusal to volunteer for service due to the government’s judicial reform plans is a serious one. But these sinister attacks on the IDF’s commanders must stop.

 Yair Netanyahu (left) and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi (right)

US military chief to visit Israel amid IDF reservist crisis

Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, hopes to gain a better first-hand view of how the crisis is impacting the Israeli military as well as joint US security interests.

U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley holds a news conference on the day of a NATO Defence Ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 15, 2023.