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L'assemblée plénière de la Knesset lors du vote sur la loi visant à suspendre les arrestations des orthodoxes réfractaires au service militaire, le 14.07.2026

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Israel elections 2026

'I can no longer stand by,' Deputy FM resigns after ultra-orthodox draft evasion bill passes Knesset

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel resigned from the government after voting against the law

Read time: 4 min.


Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attend a rally against the imprisonment of yeshiva students who failed to comply with military recruitment orders, in Bnei Brak, June 29, 2026.

3 min

Politics

PM Netanyahu, opposition leaders condemn ‘shameful’ statements toward IDF Chief of Staff at Haredi protest

Rabbi Aryeh Yazdi cursed Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir at a Bnei Brak rally against military conscription, drawing rebukes from President Herzog, PM Netanyahu, and opposition leaders

Read time: 3 min.


Ultra orthodox jewish soldiers from the Hasmonean Brigade take part in a beret march after completing seven months of basic and advanced training, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old city on August 6, 2025

2 min

Defense News

IDF reports record ultra-Orthodox combat enlistment in April-May

433 Haredi recruits joined across a range of roles, including a record 272 combat soldiers, in what the military says is a roughly 24% increase over the same cycle last year

Read time: 2 min.


Benjamin Netanyahou

3 min

Politics

Israeli Knesset passes preliminary vote to dissolve itself, setting the stage for early elections

The coalition's own dissolution bill passed 110-0. The move comes after ultra-Orthodox parties withdrew support from Netanyahu over a stalled military draft exemption law

Read time: 3 min.


Des hommes juifs orthodoxes manifestent contre l’incarcération d’étudiants de yeshiva ayant échappé à la conscription, devant le domicile du chef de la police militaire, le général de brigade Yuval Yamin, à Ashkelon, le 14 mai 2026.

3 min

Politics

Ashkelon: Orthodox Jews protest outside the home of the military police chief

Orthodox protesters opposed to the arrest of yeshiva students who evaded conscription have once again gathered in front of the chief of the military police's residence.

Read time: 3 min.


مظاهرة ضد تجنيد الحريديم، تل هشومير 21 كانون الأول 2024

1 min

Society

Ultra-Orthodox protests disrupt IDF recruitment across Israel

Demonstrators block roads in Kiryat Ono and gather outside Jerusalem recruitment offices; one arrested for public disturbance

Read time: 1 min.


Des officiers de Tsahal attaqués par la foule ultra-orthodoxe à Bnei Brak

3 min

Society

Violence committed by Ultra-Orthodox Jews during a Hashmonaim Brigade conference in Bnei Brak

Assaulted, a Torah teacher assigned to the brigade lost consciousness

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Le Premier ministre israélien Yair Lapid avec le Premier ministre suppléant Naftali Bennett lors d'une réunion du cabinet au bureau du Premier ministre à Jérusalem, le 18 septembre 2022.

3 min

Politics

Opposition leader Lapid and Former PM Bennett criticize the draft law

Prime Minister Netanyahu unexpectedly canceled his statement about the law "due to scheduling constraints" as Bennett said in a statement, "A complete political bluff"

Read time: 3 min.


Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in the Knesset

4 min

Politics

Israeli Knesset holds debates over updated conscription law draft

Two MKs from the Religious Zionism party announced their opposition to the current version as the debate was opened by Israel's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

Read time: 4 min.


Le Premier ministre israélien, Benjamin Netanyahou

3 min

Politics

Netanyahu on the attack against Shas MK: 'A wild handful of protesters'

Ben-Tzur was assaulted by Ultra-Orthodox anti-draft protesters for takiing part in advancing a bill to regulate military conscription for yeshiva students

Read time: 3 min.


M. Weizmann

2 min

Politics

Ultra-Orthodox flock to Jerusalem for massive anti-conscription rally

A teen fell to his death from a high building during the demonstrations | Thousands took to the streets in what was described more as a 'prayer rally' than a protest

Read time: 2 min.


File photo of Shas leader Aryeh Deri (right) with United Torah Judaism's Moshe Gafni in the Knesset

3 min

Society

Ultra-Orthodox parties threaten to withdraw from coalition over IDF draft

The parties consider the army draft of ultra-Orthodox men an immediate threat • Meanwhile, the Knesset approved an emergency recruitment of additional reservists, supported by ultra-Orthodox lawmakers

Read time: 3 min.


المحامية غالي بهاراف من يارا

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Politics

Attorney General calls on government to 'sanction draft dodgers'

In a letter sent to the Defense Minister, Gali Baharav-Miara suggested various steps to immediately fill the ranks of the army • 'Increased enforcement towards the ultra-Orthodox public is required'

Read time: 2 min.


IDF recruitment office

2 min

Defense News

IDF to lower draft target for ultra-Orthodox company, prioritize new brigade

The ultra-Orthodox Arrow company within the Paratroopers Brigade will be closed to prioritize homogenous units • Just 19 Haredi Paratroopers drafted this month, opposed to 33 in previous cycles

Read time: 2 min.


Violent clashed between ultra-Orthodox protesters and Israel Police in Jerusalem

1 min

Society

Ultra-Orthodox protests in Jerusalem deteriorate into violence

The demonstration turned into a riot as police announced that the gathering was illegal, as ultra-Orthodox men attempted to break into the IDF's recruitment office in Jerusalem

Read time: 1 min.


Police and ultra-Orthodox protesters clash outside of the Tel Hashomer army base

2 min

Society

Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox men clash with police at recruitment center

Following a Supreme Court ruling, the IDF has begun drafting ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students who, until now, were exempt under longstanding Israeli policy

Read time: 2 min.


Rabbi Dov Lando

2 min

Society

Ultra-Orthodox leader calls for mass draft refusal – 'war has been declared'

Showing up at recruitment office constitutes 'surrender in their war against God and His Torah'

Read time: 2 min.


Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who decided to join the IDF in the war with Hamas arrive at the IDF recruiting offices in Tel Hashomer, near Tel Aviv, Israel.

2 min

Society

IDF to issue draft orders for 3,000 ultra-Orthodox men

After the Supreme Court ruled ultra-Orthodox men must also serve, IDF prepares to summon thousands of yeshiva students

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Ultra-Orthodox Israelis protest against the draft in Jerusalem on September 13, 2023.

1 min

Society

Israel's social security to transfer data to military, thousands await IDF draft orders

An unknown number estimated at several thousand yeshiva boys is expected to be conscripted soon, with previous officials stating that some 3,000 will be drafted by the end of the year

Read time: 1 min.


Defense Minister Yoav Gallant with IDF troops in the northern West Bank

3 min

Society

Defense Minister Gallant: IDF needs 10,000 more recruits

'Unlike planes or bombs, soldiers cannot be brought from abroad, so we need to recruit more,' Defense Minister Gallant says

Read time: 3 min.


Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, the IDF chief of staff, during the opening of a new ultra-Orthodox battalion in the military

2 min

Society

'Clear need' for more ultra-Orthodox soldiers - IDF chief of staff

'Each such regular Haredi battalion that we establish removes our need to draft many thousands of reserve soldiers,' Herzi Halevi says

Read time: 2 min.


Ultra orthodox Jews block a road during a protest against the ultra-Orthodox draft bill, with the sign saying they would rather die than jointhe military

2 min

Politics

Israeli lawmakers to vote on Conscription Law as calls grow for ultra-Orthodox to serve in IDF

Coalition scrambles to save long-standing policy of granting exemptions to Haredim amid growing calls for more manpower in IDF

Read time: 2 min.


IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi speaks to members of the Netzah Yehuda Battalion in northern Israel

2 min

Society

IDF chief calls on ultra-Orthodox combat soldiers to be an example amid draft controversy

Calling the Netzah Yehuda battalion "pioneers," Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi urged the fighters to 'prove that this is the right way'

Read time: 2 min.


Israeli Supreme Court Justices at a court hearing in Jerusalem.

3 min

Politics

Supreme Court convenes amid demand to draft 3,000 ultra-Orthodox men

The Movement for Quality Government calls the discussion in Supreme Court 'a fateful moment' that will provide an answer to 'an existential question'

Read time: 3 min.


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