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General’s Office, which is responsible for providing legal advice to the government, said that this was “not legally viable,” ...

Last month, the military announced that legal action was underway against draft candidates from the haredi community who ...

Alas, these fine initiatives only nibble at the edges of the military, societal, and ideological need, which is a significant ...

Despite recent protests and threats from haredi parties to the rest of the coalition, the IDF is planning to double the ...

Of the 3,000 religious Haredi men who received army conscription notices during the summer, only 461 complied.

Orthodox, Israel Democracy Institute researcher Gilad Malach tells Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee ...

Haredi party leaders slam Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, warn that if he brings down the Draft Law, the government will ...

I do not believe the reasons for Charedi resistance to the IDF draft are cowardice or laziness. Rather, I believe – in fact it is widely stated – the actual reasons for Charedi resistance to ...

Of the 3,000 religious Haredi men who received army conscription notices during the summer, only 461 complied, Knesset ...

The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, chaired by MK Yuli Edelstein (Likud) convened Tuesday morning for a debate of the proposed Haredi draft bill, during which Defense Minister ...

In leaked comments from Knesset committee, outgoing IDF chief defends staying on job until now, urges 'effective sanctions' ...