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Gallant said the recruitment of ultra-Orthodox will be divided into three stages, with a learning assessment held at the end of each stage
Showing up at recruitment office constitutes 'surrender in their war against God and His Torah'
After the Supreme Court ruled ultra-Orthodox men must also serve, IDF prepares to summon thousands of yeshiva students
'We are doing politics instead of reaching agreements,' Gallant says, seeking support from opposition lawmakers on IDF service legislation
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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
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'Unlike planes or bombs, soldiers cannot be brought from abroad, so we need to recruit more,' Defense Minister Gallant says
Protesters brandished placards adorned with defiant slogans such as "We will not enlist in the enemy army" and "We will die rather than enlist"
'Each such regular Haredi battalion that we establish removes our need to draft many thousands of reserve soldiers,' Herzi Halevi says
Coalition scrambles to save long-standing policy of granting exemptions to Haredim amid growing calls for more manpower in IDF
Calling the Netzah Yehuda battalion "pioneers," Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi urged the fighters to 'prove that this is the right way'
The Movement for Quality Government calls the discussion in Supreme Court 'a fateful moment' that will provide an answer to 'an existential question'
Hundreds arrived at the holy site near the Lebanon border to hold the traditional Lag B'Omer bonfire, despite the fact that it was declared a closed military zone due to the security situation
An official tells i24NEWS that lawmakers from Degel HaTorah gave the ultimatum to Netanyahu, regarding concerns over Israel's law concerning exemptions from the army
Shas party publish letter calling for uncompromising stance against military service, even for non-Torah Scholars
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The Attorney General asked the High Court for more time to formulate their response to the draft law, while also notifying the state to "prepare for the conscription of yeshiva students in April"
Members of the ultra-Orthodox parties told i24NEWS that Prime Minister Netanyahu is trying to 'waste time' and that his main goal is to avoid being humiliated by members of his own party
Israel’s Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara reportedly warns current outline of the army recruitment law would be met with 'significant legal difficulties'
Swiss police disclosed that the 15-year-old suspect in the Zurich stabbing incident of an Orthodox Jewish man has declared allegiance to the Islamic State
JetBlue has not yet reviewed the lawsuit, according to spokesman Derek Dombrowski, who stated, "We will work to fully understand the facts of this event."
In the wake of the brutal Hamas attack and Israel's impending ground invasion into Gaza, thousands of ultra-Orthodox men are showing interest in joining the IDF
The grand display of solidarity drew more than 2,000 Christian Zionists from over 90 countries
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Netanyahu decried violent behavior from 'extremists on the left' while Lapid and Gantz blame the religious, accusing the prime minister of inciting violence
In contravention of a court ruling, prayer organizers erected makeshift barriers between men and women using Israeli flags
With no grand architecture and just a dozen pews, the newly reopened synagogue in the Hungarian capital hopes to draw in most of the city's unaffiliated Jews