Posts Tagged: Haredim IDF
Israelis Divided Over Military Drafting of Ultra-Orthodox Jews
A decades-old exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jews from compulsory military service is a deeply divisive issue in Israel at the heart of a cabinet crisis that could lead...
As IDF Service Controversy Swirls, Charedi Entrepreneurship Thrives in Beit Shemesh
JNS.org - Amid the buzz surrounding issues of religious-secular tension—such as proposed Israeli legislation to mandate charedi enlistment in the Israel Defense Forces and...
Charedi Conscription Becomes Law in Israel
JNS.org - The Equal Sharing of the Burden Bill, which applies the mandatory national service requirement on charedim in Israel, was passed with...
Charedim Gather Rapidly for Mass Rally to Demonstrate Preparedness for IDF Service (SPOOF)
JERUSALEM - Hundreds of thousands of Haredim gathered in Jerusalem this evening to demonstrate their rapid deployment capabilities ahead of the imminent army draft. "We...
400 Charedim to Join New Charedi Regiment
Ynet - Some 400 haredi and religious youth will enlist on Thursday to the Netzah Yehuda regiment and to a new haredi infantry regiment currently being...
Religious Tolerance and Mutual Respect Rather Than Polarization
The pivotal breakthrough which now seems likely to oblige Haredim to share the burden in terms of conscription and gainful employment, heralds a belated and...
Charedi Draft Bill Provisions Disputed by Peri Committee Members
Jerusalem Post - Several members of the Peri Committee - which has been tasked with drawing up legislation for drafting haredi men into national...
Israel’s Jewish Home Party to Support Charedi Draft Bill
Ynet - Sources with Habayit Hayehudi said Thursday that the party intended to vote in favor of the haredi draft bill. After Yisrael Beiteinu announced it...
Charedi Pamphlet Calls for Resistance to Draft, Zionism
Ynet - A new organization operating under the name "Fortress - the center for protection from draft issues," has issued an instructional booklet...
Knesset Committee: In Six Weeks We Will Have Burden Law
Ynet - The Knesset Committee for Promoting Equal Share of the Burden, headed by Science Minister Yaakov Perry (Yesh Atid), convened for the first...
Israel’s Cabinet Forms Committee to Draft New Conscription Law
Times of Israel -The Cabinet on Sunday appointed a ministerial committee tasked with drafting new legislation for the recruitment of ultra-Orthodox Jews and Arabs...
Bennett: Integration of Haredim into Workforce More Important Than Universal Draft
Times of Israel - Integration of ultra-Orthodox Israelis into the workforce is more important than a universal draft law to mandate the religious...
Ministerial Committee to Submit Burden-Sharing Bill to Knesset Within 49 Days
Ynet - It was announced Wednesday that Science Minister Yaakov Peri will head a ministerial committee that will legislate issues pertaining to "equal share of...
A Solution to Israel’s Draft Dilemma
The subject of national service has recently become a major political issue in Israel and not surprisingly has received a lot of local and international...
