‘An earthquake in Israel’: An Israeli expert discusses the end of the Haredi draft exemption
Netanyahu has to get warring factions to compromise on a plan to recruit yeshiva students to the military
Netanyahu has to get warring factions to compromise on a plan to recruit yeshiva students to the military
As Haredim become an ever-larger part of Israel's population, the IDF won't be able to function without them
The practical implications of the decision remain up in the air
Netanyahu's government is in jeopardy over the military exemption for yeshiva students
Experts say debate over the long standing exemption could topple Netanyahu’s government
A female IDF solider was forced to use karate to fend off a swarm of Hasidic Jews protesting the compulsory military draft in Jerusalem Monday, the Washington Post reported. Nomi Golan, who was off duty at the time, was attempting to guide a car through the raucous protests. “They attacked me, so as a soldier,…
At 21 years old, Yaakov Liwer is eligible to join the Israeli military. But instead, the tall redhead spends his days studying at a yeshiva in Jerusalem’s ultra-Orthodox Geula neighborhood. “I wanted to go [to the Israeli Defense Forces],” he explained. “I feel a connection. But Halacha says that people that learn are not allowed…
(JTA) — So, the Israel Defense Forces won’t be drafting haredi Orthodox Israelis, after all. That’s the upshot of a coalition deal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will reportedly sign with United Torah Judaism, Israel’s Ashkenazi haredi Orthodox party. The agreement, which Likud and UTJ could ink as soon as Wednesday, would repeal a spate…