Knesset opens summer session facing Haredi Draft Bill challenge Netanyahu’s coalition looks to push through policies high on its agenda, such as the dismissal of the attorney general. JNS Staff May 5, 2025
Ultra-Orthodox evolution explored at JNS Policy Summit Panelists discuss workforce integration, military service, and leadership shifts as the Haredi community faces growing internal and external pressures. Joshua Marks April 28, 2025
Historic first: Haredi officer takes command of IDF battalion Maj. (res) Yossi Levi calls for greater ultra-Orthodox enlistment, warning that increasing hostility to the religious group could widen the military draft gap. JNS Staff March 19, 2025
Haredi party threatens to vote against state budget unless $360m in yeshivah funds approved ‘immediately’ The budget for 2025 must be approved by Knesset lawmakers by the end of this month, or early elections will automatically be triggered. March 3, 2025
Needed: One equal draft in Israel for all For Haredi families like mine, this issue is always in the “headlines” of our hearts and souls. Frimet Roth Feb. 13, 2025
Deri predicts new elections if Haredi draft law not passed by March Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich vows his party will not compromise on the enlistment issue. JNS Staff Jan. 29, 2025
338 Israeli Haredim enlist in special IDF frameworks The army has until June to recruit another 3,888 if it is to meet its goals. Canaan Lidor Jan. 8, 2025
Netanyahu slams ex-chief rabbi’s call for haredi men to evade IDF service Former Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef's remarks are "unacceptable and worthy of all condemnation," said the Prime Minister's Office. JNS Staff Dec. 15, 2024
IDF picks Chanukah for haredi recruitment to Hasmonean Brigade The army sees the holiday as a symbolic moment to form the first company of the ultra-Orthodox unit. Nov. 28, 2024
