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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 466

Equal Service Bill

Illustrative photo of ultra-orthodox Jewish men in a protest in Jerusalem December 22, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 26, 2015, 5:27 am
Draft law renews debate on IDF service for ultra-Orthodox
Amendment to Equal Service bill eliminates criminal sanctions against draft dodgers, overturning legislation passed in 2014
By Mike Smith
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against the military draft in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood, December 22, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 23, 2015, 12:32 am
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protest IDF draft
Demonstrators say new legislation does not cancel penalties for dodging service, accuse UTJ of giving in to principle of conscription
By ToI Staff
Soldier and ultra-Orthodox man, shoulder to shoulder (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 24, 2015, 5:06 am
Knesset approves ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions until 2023; Yesh Atid to appeal
Amendment to Equal Service law voted through with 49 MKs in favor, 36 opposed; members of Joint (Arab) List abstain
By Marissa Newman
Soldier and ultra-Orthodox man, shoulder to shoulder (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 23, 2015, 6:24 am
Knesset set to approve ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions until 2023
Amendment to Equal Service law eliminates criminal sanctions, gives defense minister authority on deferments
By Marissa Newman
Tank instructors at an Armored Corps base in the south (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
October 13, 2014, 11:00 pm
Army will train women to serve as tank commanders
Female soldiers will serve in training roles and, in emergencies, as commanders of mixed-gender tanks, IDF announces
By Mitch Ginsburg
Illustrative: Ultra-Orthodox men study toward professional degrees at Kemach, a Jerusalem-based organization that guides Haredim through study programs and job placement. (photo credit: Kemach/JTA)
September 9, 2014, 7:16 pm
Three-fold increase reported in ultra-Orthodox seeking jobs
Equal Service Law seen as key cause of steep year-on-year increase in number of Haredim looking for work
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of soldiers from Nahal Haredi, an ultra-Orthodox battalion in the Israel Defense Forces (Abir Sultan/Flash90, File)
September 8, 2014, 8:55 pm
Ultra-Orthodox IDF induction up 39%, officials say
Almost 2,000 sign up, but number still short of projected 3,800 recruits for the 2013-2014 cohort
By ToI Staff
Minister of Finance and Chairman of Yesh Atid party, Yair Lapid, seen during the Yesh Atid Faction meeting at the Knesset on Monday, March 10, 2014. (photo credit: Flash90)
June 1, 2014, 7:41 pm
Lapid tells party not to vote for Labor presidential hopeful
Yesh Atid chairman said to be punishing Binyamin Ben-Eliezer for absence from vote on ultra-Orthodox draft
By Adiv Sterman
Jewish Home's Naftali Bennett seen with Yesh Atid's Yair Lapid, after the Draft law passed unanimously in the Knesset, March 12, 2014. (Flash90)
March 12, 2014, 11:17 am
Law to draft ultra-Orthodox into IDF passes Knesset
Jewish Home MK lone ‘no’ vote on bill to levy criminal sanctions on draft dodgers; opposition boycotts session
By Lazar Berman
Labor leader Isaac Herzog, center, speaking to the press in the Knesset alongside Shas leader Aryeh Deri, left, and Meretz leader Zahava Gal-on, seated far-right, March 10, 2014. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 10, 2014, 10:03 am
Opposition rejects compromise on contentious bills
Labor head Herzog says PM’s offer to extend discussions by one day is ‘too little too late,’ boycott by opposition MKs still on
By Itamar Sharon
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