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

The ultra-Orthodox IDF draft has come to a head as the Israel-Hamas war has seen reservists completing hundreds of days of ...

PM, defense minister condemn assault on Maj. Gen. David Zini and his aide in central city; military expresses support for ...

The IDF has been opening new units, as well as considering building a separate induction center, for Haredi troops, to meet the army’s needs of at least 10,000 additional troops per year.

The new IDF haredi ‘Hashmonaim” Brigade has launched with the draft of its first 50 “ultra-orthodox” recruits. The new recruits are expected to form the core of the first company in the ...

The new haredi brigade "Hashomonaim" is expected to open on Sunday at its base in the Jordan Valley, and the IDF is pleased with the number of Haredim who are expected to enlist. In the initial ...

which failed and actually led to a decrease in the number of Haredim who serve in the IDF.” According to the Haredi Kikar HaShabbat, the main difference introduced by the new bill is that ...

The resignation of IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevy yesterday sent shockwaves through Israel’s <a target=_blank href= ...

Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters blocked a major highway near Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, on Thursday to oppose ...

A new survey by attorney Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz of the Israel Democracy Institute examined the Religious Zionist community's position on drafting haredim into the IDF. The poll revealed that 72. ...

An illustrative image of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Israeli Jews near a sign for an IDF recruiting office. (credit: FLASH90) Additionally, the report only accounted for one hour of lost labor per day for ...