Tag: haredi draft

Female soldiers saved from attempted assault by Haredi protesters in Bnei Brak

Police forces extracted the soldiers from the scene, during which demonstrators also overturned a police patrol car. The circumstances of ...

Haredi draft law demands revealed, could topple government

by Bini Ashkenazi

The gaps between the Haredi parties and the Knesset’s legal advisers are coming to light, and they may threaten the ...

Hasidic movement launchs pre-military academy for the first time in Israel

I support the draft exemption law. We need to be smart, not just right

by David Hager

The draft exemption law is important because it lowers the level of hostility, halts the reflexive “anti” discourse, and creates ...

Supreme Court to gov't: Take criminal action against Haredi draft-dodgers

by Elinor Shirkani Kofman

Supreme court unanimously rules government must end Haredi draft exemptions and benefits for yeshiva students who refuse to enlist, demanding ...

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