Topic: IDF Draft Law

Due to shortage of soldiers caused by ultra-Orthodox draft issue, Israel considers diaspora recruitment drive

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Ultra orthodox Jewish men near a sign reading

Amid severe shortage of soldiers, IDF offers draft-dodgers one-time opportunity to enlist without punishment

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MK Meir Porush hunger strike outside the Ministry of Justice in Jerusalem following the arrest of yeshiva students for refusing to enlist in the Israeli military, August 7, 2025. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90

UTJ MK Porush warns, enforcement of ultra-Orthodox IDF Draft Law could lead to ‘civil war’

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Rabbi threatens ‘unprecedented struggle’ against IDF draft as first recruits of ultra-Orthodox brigade finish training

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Ultra orthodox jewish men protest against the drafting of Ultra orthodox jews to the Israeli army outside the army recrutiment office in Jerusalem, May 1, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90

Attorney general to High Court: IDF issued draft orders to ultra-Orthodox men – but gov't fails to sanction draft dodgers

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MK Boaz Bismuth attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, August 4, 2025. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

After appointment of new head: Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee to discuss IDF Conscription Law

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Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Yuli Edelstein, delivers a statement to the media on the military draft law at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, July 15, 2025. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Personal sanctions and budget cuts: The clauses in IDF Draft Law that led to Edelstein’s ouster

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US Amb Huckabee Mike Huckabee discuss the atrocities in Kfar Aza with IDF Major Liad Diamond. (photo credit: All Israel News staff)

Wading into more controversy? US Amb Huckabee says Israel needs Torah students amid IDF draft law row

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Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Yuli Edelstein, delivers a statement to the media on the military draft law at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, July 15, 2025. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

After rejecting compromise, Likud removes Edelstein; new defense committee chair set to advance Haredi draft exemption law

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road outside Bnei Brak, during a protest against the arrest of three yeshiva students for refusing to enlist in the Israeli military, July 23, 2025. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90

Major roads blocked across Israel as Haredi protesters clash with police over military draft arrests

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