The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/universal-conscription/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png universal conscription | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/universal-conscription/ 32 32 Haredi extremists demonstrate outside Military Police chief’s home, 2 weeks after breaking into it https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-extremists-demonstrate-outside-military-police-chiefs-home-2-weeks-after-breaking-into-it/ Thu, 14 May 2026 23:57:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3823917 IDF condemns protest by demonstrators opposed to arrests of Haredi draft evaders; one protester reportedly detained, then released a short while later

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]]> High Court orders government to impose financial sanctions on Haredi draft evaders https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-orders-government-to-impose-financial-sanctions-on-haredi-draft-evaders/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:35:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3810309 In unanimous decision, court says government has failed to implement previous rulings, calls police refusal to arrest ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers an 'unacceptable mass violation of law'

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]]> Coalition to advance ultra-Orthodox draft exemption bill after pause due to Iran war https://www.timesofisrael.com/coalition-to-advance-ultra-orthodox-draft-exemption-bill-after-pause-due-to-iran-war/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:39:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3791797 Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chair Bismuth says work will resume on the controversial legislation when war ends, after IDF chief warned cabinet that manpower shortages risk army's 'collapse'

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]]> Daily Briefing Jan. 20: Day 837 – Tragic deaths of 2 Haredi babies fuels fury against IDF draft https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-jan-20-day-837-tragic-deaths-of-2-haredi-babies-fuels-fury-against-idf-draft/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:17:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3737851&preview=true&preview_id=3737851 Editor David Horovitz on how countries are responding to Trump's 'BYOB' -- bring your own billion -- for his Board of Peace invitees, and observations from three weeks in Japan

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]]> Dr. Gilad Malach: Haredi draft bill is a wedge issue for a divided nation https://www.timesofisrael.com/dr-gilad-malach-haredi-draft-bill-is-a-wedge-issue-for-a-divided-nation/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:40:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3703204&preview=true&preview_id=3703204 As the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee debates a new bill aimed at regulating Haredi draft exemptions, Israel Democracy Institute research fellow explains its evolution

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]]> Knesset panel to begin discussing Bismuth’s draft exemption bill this week https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-panel-to-begin-discussing-bismuths-draft-exemption-bill-this-week/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 21:16:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3700869 Committee's legal adviser said to warn revised proposal won't withstand High Court scrutiny; Gallant says Likud has reached 'new low' with 'inconceivable' bill

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]]> Ousted chair of Knesset defense panel: Government pushing ‘exact opposite’ of a conscription law https://www.timesofisrael.com/ousted-chair-of-knesset-defense-panel-government-pushing-exact-opposite-of-a-conscription-law/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:43:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3698034 Likud MK Yuli Edelstein, who backed stricter measure, says critics inside coalition of bill exempting yeshiva students from IDF service will face 'threats' ahead of vote on legislation

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]]> Jerusalem mayor says rioters broke his windshield during visit to Haredi neighborhood https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-mayor-says-rioters-broke-his-windshield-during-visit-to-haredi-neighborhood/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 02:14:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3696918&preview=true&preview_id=3696918 Moshe Lion's office says he wasn't injured in incident and that police have launched an investigation into latest attack on elected official by ultra-Orthodox extremists

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]]> Extremist Haredi protesters chant ‘traitor’ at Shas lawmaker’s door https://www.timesofisrael.com/extremist-haredi-protesters-chant-traitor-at-shas-lawmakers-door/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:14:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3693121 Yinon Azoulay becomes third ultra-Orthodox MK to be attacked over proposed conscription bill

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]]> Ultra-Orthodox fight against IDF service https://www.timesofisrael.com/ultra-orthodox-fight-against-idf-service/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 21:37:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3677860&preview=true&preview_id=3677860 On October 30, 2025, some 200,000 Haredi men flood Jerusalem in protest against conscription into the IDF, clashing with police

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]]> ‘My children would rather go to jail’: Haredi protesters insist Torah study must come first https://www.timesofisrael.com/my-children-would-rather-go-to-jail-haredi-protesters-insist-torah-study-must-come-first/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:54:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3677638 'We have been fighting in the way our ancestors taught us, through prayer and Torah study,' says Jerusalem rally participant; others claim IDF doesn't need them, say struggle heralds Messianic redemption

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]]> 200,000 ultra-Orthodox men block entry to Jerusalem in protest against serving in IDF https://www.timesofisrael.com/tens-of-thousands-crowd-jerusalem-in-ultra-orthodox-display-of-force-against-idf-draft/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:22:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3677467 20-year-old man falls to his death after scaling unfinished building in construction site; protesters attack journalists, clash with Border Police

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]]> Roadblocks and school closures: What to expect during Thursday’s Haredi anti-draft rally https://www.timesofisrael.com/road-blocks-and-school-cancellations-what-to-expect-during-thursdays-haredi-anti-draft-rally/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:57:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3676963 'Million man' protest against the crackdown on ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers will shut down roads in and around Jerusalem and stymie public transportation in the nation's capital

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]]> Daily Briefing Oct. 29: Day 754 – Faking ‘discovery’ of a body, depraved Hamas plays to type https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-oct-29-day-754-faking-discovery-of-a-body-depraved-hamas-plays-to-type/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:00:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3676449&preview=true&preview_id=3676449 Editor David Horovitz on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's challenges in upholding the ceasefire, plus a new bill aimed at paving the way for Haredi youth to dodge the draft

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]]> Former chief rabbi calls father of slain soldier a ‘heretic’ for backing Haredi draft https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-chief-rabbi-calls-father-of-slain-soldier-a-heretic-for-backing-haredi-draft/ Sun, 26 Oct 2025 21:34:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3674340 Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, spiritual leader of the Shas party, suggests he wouldn't count Rabbi Tamir Granot in a prayer quorum, draws broad condemnation

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