Military Draft

Nine Supreme Court justices struck down the amendment to the law that prevented the arrest of Haredi draft evaders. The justices justified the decision by citing fundamental flaws in the legislative process.

The Satmar Rebbes, leaders of the anti-Zionist Haredi stream, are expected to be hosted on Thursday in the Oval Office. According to a report in the US, the Rebbe told his students that he intends to raise the plight of "tens of thousands of Jews in the Land of Israel" before him. The goal: a diplomatic "victory photo" that will allow for fundraising and strengthening control over communities in...

The organization "Emet LeYaakov BeIsrael" filed a petition today (Monday) to the Supreme Court demanding the equal application of enforcement mechanisms and sanctions on all those who do not report for military service, rather than focusing them solely on the Haredi public. In the petition, filed through attorney Yehuda Abeles, it is claimed that the state operates economic and civil enforcement...

Former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen stated that up to 30% of Haredim could be exempted from service in the next government. Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Lieberman criticized the statement, insisting on universal conscription. The Yashar! party clarified that the remarks stemmed from confusion between the percentage of Haredim within their community and their share of the general population.

Naftali Bennett declared that ultra-Orthodox party leaders cannot join his future government due to their opposition to military conscription. He also labeled settler violence as "terror," proposed a plan to combat market monopolies, and warned of the dire situation in northern Israel.

Talks within United Torah Judaism about joining any government that would legislate an exemption from military service for Haredim do not impress the chairman of the "BEYAHAD" party. "There is no point in a government that will not solve this existential problem," said Bennett. Regarding the Eisenkot outline: "Gafni and Deri will spin the politician on duty."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that in the next government, those who do not study Torah will be drafted or face imprisonment. He also announced that the law to cancel the arrest of deserters is off the table.

In a sharp statement published by the rabbis of "Torat HaAretz HaTova," they attacked the use of arrests and criminal enforcement against Haredi draft evaders: "These actions deepen the rift and lack of trust."

On the occasion of Tu B'Av, the chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu, Avigdor Lieberman, shared a festive photo with his wife, Ella, while simultaneously expressing his firm support for the Supreme Court's decision to freeze the law preventing the arrest of deserters.

The Supreme Court is hearing petitions today against a temporary order law that strips the Military Police of the authority to arrest yeshiva students whose draft status remains temporarily regulated.

The Movement for Quality Government and several civil society organizations will hold a mass demonstration this evening at Habima Square in Tel Aviv. Protesters are calling for a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre and demanding equality in the burden of military service.