Ultra-Orthodox
Shas invokes IDF soldiers in election campaign ad, drawing Gadi Eisenkot's ire
The Shas campaign video features a family gathered for a Shabbat dinner before a son returns home from his army base and embraces his family members.
'Malchieli is a murderer!' Shas condemns protests against MK over haredi draft law
National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds
Haredi protesters block Jerusalem cafe amid ongoing months-long dispute over Shabbat opening
Draft dodgers will either 'enlist or go to prison,' Netanyahu says in closed-door meeting - report
Further, KAN reported that Netanyahu acknowledged the draft law was unsuccessful and that it would not be brought back in the next government.
Avigdor Liberman joins supporters as haredi protesters target Jerusalem café for fifth week
Customers shouted “Enlist, enlist” as haredi protesters demonstrated outside the Jerusalem café for a fifth consecutive Saturday.
'Nazis, get out of here': Haredi protesters assault Border Police officers, soldiers in Jerusalem
According to Ynet, the two incidents come on the tail end of a haredi car procession and march from Beit Shemesh to Kikar Hashabbat in Jerusalem, protesting the detention of 63 draft dodgers.
From 'better to die' to enlistment: Why haredi draft calculus is shifting - analysis
Despite fierce rabbinic opposition, haredi enlistment is rising. The numbers suggest changing incentives may be altering the draft calculus.
ITIM organization asks High Court to bar draft evaders from Rabbinate exam benefits
ITIM asked the High Court to bar men from using yeshiva study completed without regularized military status to qualify for Rabbinate certification.
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.
Beyond the haredi draft: What’s really at stake for Israel’s future - opinion
It would be a national mistake if many make one of the most consequential political decisions of their lives based primarily on anger over a single issue, without considering the much broader impact.
With Eisenkot and PM neck and neck, how ugly will election campaign get? - opinion
Likud struggles to find a successful way to discredit a growingly-popular candidate, prompting it to resort to cheap AI tricks
Divider-in-chief: How Netanyahu is ruining Israel-Diaspora relations - opinion
While Benjamin Netanyahu frequently speaks with great emphasis about the unity of both the country and the Jewish people, his record in office stands in stark contrast to that declared objective.
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.
