The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/yuli-edelstein/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:57:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Yuli Edelstein | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/yuli-edelstein/ 32 32 Veteran Likud members Erdan, Edelstein said to make progress toward forming new party https://www.timesofisrael.com/veteran-likud-members-erdan-edelstein-said-to-make-progress-toward-forming-new-party/ Wed, 27 May 2026 20:20:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3831883&preview=true&preview_id=3831883 Initial understandings reportedly reached in talks for alternative right-wing party to challenge Netanyahu is upcoming election; decisions said expected in next 2 weeks

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]]> Army complains of manpower shortage as Knesset restarts work on draft exemption bill https://www.timesofisrael.com/army-complains-of-manpower-shortage-as-knesset-restarts-work-on-draft-exemption-bill/ Wed, 20 May 2026 21:03:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3827441 'We will very soon reach the region of ​​80,000-90,000 draft dodgers,' IDF official tells MKs, as PM launches last-ditch campaign to pass law sparing Haredim from conscription

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]]> Government officials mark repopulation of Homesh settlement in West Bank https://www.timesofisrael.com/government-officials-mark-repopulation-of-homesh-settlement-in-west-bank/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:45:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3776342 More than 20 years after disengagement, Settlements Minister Orit Strock calls return of residents atonement for 'sins' of 2005, as Likud MK Yuli Edelstein vows 'Homesh will be just the beginning'

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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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]]> Draft exemption bill stuck as coalition faces internal dissension, Haredi demands https://www.timesofisrael.com/draft-exemption-bill-stuck-as-coalition-faces-internal-dissension-haredi-demands/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:07:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3686148 A number of MKs in Netanyahu's coalition have expressed opposition to Haredi draft legislation but 'it remains to be seen whether they will be able to stand firm,' says Edelstein

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]]> Daily Briefing Oct. 30: Day 755 – Law and politics in the Haredi anti-draft rally https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-oct-30-day-755-law-and-politics-in-the-haredi-anti-draft-rally/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:35:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3677237&preview=true&preview_id=3677237 Political correspondent Sam Sokol and legal reporter Jeremy Sharon discuss Haredi conscription, in Knesset and at court; MK Yuli Edelstein's ouster from committee; and Sde Teiman leak probe

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]]> Likud firebrand Tally Gotliv to replace Edelstein on key Knesset defense committee https://www.timesofisrael.com/likud-firebrand-tally-gotliv-to-replace-edelstein-on-key-knesset-defense-committee/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 21:54:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3676965 Bennett slams 'extremely irresponsible' appointment of rabble-rousing MK who exposed a Shin Bet agent in a conspiracy theory she posted about Hamas's invasion and anti-government protesters

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]]> Likud boots Edelstein from defense panel for ‘violations of faction discipline’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/likud-boots-edelstein-from-defense-panel-for-violations-of-faction-discipline/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:17:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3676417 Move would prevent veteran MK from opposing government bill regulating Haredi enlistment while it's in committee; replacement not yet announced

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]]> Revised ultra-Orthodox military draft bill said to reduce penalties for dodgers https://www.timesofisrael.com/revised-ultra-orthodox-military-draft-bill-said-to-reduce-penalties-for-dodgers/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:09:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3676218 Proposal from Knesset defense panel chair Boaz Bismuth reportedly eases criteria for exemptions, softens other measures; critics pan it as a 'disgrace'

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]]> Likud to kick Edelstein off Knesset defense panel after he votes for annexation bill https://www.timesofisrael.com/likud-to-kick-edelstein-off-knesset-defense-panel-after-he-votes-for-annexation-bill/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:48:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3671542 Former Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chair says 'dismissal is a moral badge of honor for me'; opposition MK: Netanyahu wants yes-men

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]]> Scrapping a year’s work, Knesset panel reboots talks on bill regulating Haredi conscription https://www.timesofisrael.com/scrapping-a-years-work-knesset-panel-reboots-talks-on-bill-regulating-haredi-conscription/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:17:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3633283 'It's a shame to go through the whole process again only to reach the same point,' former chairman Yuli Edelstein tells Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

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]]> Coalition, lacking majority, postpones vote to extend call-up of IDF reservists https://www.timesofisrael.com/coalition-lacking-majority-postpones-vote-to-extend-call-up-of-idf-reservists/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 20:21:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3619805 Absence of ousted committee chair Yuli Edelstein and second MK forces another delay on extending emergency reserve call-ups ahead of end-of-month deadline

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]]> New Haredi brigade finishes combat training amid ongoing schism over enlistment https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-haredi-brigade-finishes-combat-training-amid-ongoing-schism-over-enlistment/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:26:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3614432 Hasmonean Brigade troops are meant to demonstrate that military service can go hand in hand with ultra-Orthodox observance: 'There is nothing more Jewish than defending the Land of Israel'

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]]> Daily Briefing Aug. 5: Day 669 – Is Israel about to conquer the entire Gaza Strip? https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-5-day-669-is-israel-about-to-conquer-the-entire-gaza-strip/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:41:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3613693&preview=true&preview_id=3613693 Editor David Horovitz on the vote to fire Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, the ousting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee head and dire status of the hostages

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]]> MK Bismuth elected to head key defense panel, push through Haredi draft exemption law https://www.timesofisrael.com/mk-bismuth-elected-to-head-key-defense-panel-push-through-haredi-draft-exemption-law/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 18:07:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3613056 Knesset lawmakers oust Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chair Yuli Edelstein, who calls his dismissal 'the final nail in the coffin of the conscription law'

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