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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 371

universal conscription

A man stands in front of burnt cars, a day after an attack by Jewish settlers on the village of Jit near Nablus in the occupied West Bank that left a 23-year-old man dead and others with critical gunshot wounds, on August 16, 2024. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP)
August 22, 2024, 4:03 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 22: Day 321 – 4 Jewish Israelis suspected of terror over Jit rampage
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian weighs in on the IDF’s center of gravity shifting northward, and manpower shortage as only 70 Haredi young men report for duty out of 1,000 called
By ToI Staff
Iran's acting foreign minister Ali Bagheri (L) welcomes his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi ahead of their meeting in Tehran on August 4, 2024. (AFP)
August 8, 2024, 1:52 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 8: Day 307 – Who is on ‘Team Israel’ as the waiting game continues
Editor David Horovitz weighs in on the diplomatic efforts to contain a potential Iran strike, discusses the need for dialogue to solve the issue of universal conscription
By ToI Staff
Palestinians inspect the damage at a site hit by an Israeli operation targeting Hamas's shadowy military commander Mohammad Deif in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
July 14, 2024, 1:18 pm
Daily Briefing July 14: Day 282 – Inside the IDF op targeting an Oct. 7 mastermind
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian breaks down the strike on Muhammad Deif, updates us on battles in Gaza and discusses a lengthening of mandatory service as Haredi draft set to begin
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Haredi students study at the Kamenitz Yeshiva, in Jerusalem, August 22, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 4, 2024, 8:59 pm
IDF requests work history of Haredi men in apparent bid to target recruits
In its effort to identify which yeshiva students to draft, the military may be looking for men who work illegally despite their army service exemptions for Torah study
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a state memorial ceremony for victims of terror at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, May 13, 2024 (Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 17, 2024, 12:57 pm
Daily Briefing May 17, Day 224: PM faces crises on post-Gaza plans, Haredi draft
Political reporter Sam Sokol on the political pressures felt by Prime Minister Netanyahu regarding who will run the Strip after the war, as well as ultra-Orthodox military service
By ToI Staff
This handout picture released by the Israeli army on May 7, 2024 shows Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant standing with soldiers by a self-propelled artillery howitzer during a visit to a position along the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel near Rafah. (Israeli Army / AFP)
May 16, 2024, 2:18 pm
Daily Briefing May 16, Day 223: Gallant (again) delivers an explosive speech. Now what?
Editor David Horovitz on challenges facing Prime Minister Netanyahu’s coalition – from his defense minister and Haredi members – and why he should step down
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and youth raise placards during a protest against Israeli army conscription outside an army recruitment office in Jerusalem on April 11, 2024. (Menahem Kahana / AFP)
May 1, 2024, 6:31 pm
Government tells court Haredi enlistment plan being drawn up, but more time needed
State says plan will include immediate conscription of at least some ultra-Orthodox men, is accused of continuing to drag feet on combustible issue
By Jeremy Sharon
Ultra-Orthodox Jews arrive at the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, in central Israel, March 28, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 26, 2024, 10:55 am
Government asks High Court to again delay mandatory conscription of ultra-Orthodox
Justice Ministry seeks deferral until May 20, arguing that ‘significant national-security events’ — Iran’s attack likely among them — preventing it from developing new policy
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Israelis protest outside the home of Shas leader Aryeh Deri, calling for equal conscription laws to be implemented, April 1, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 7, 2024, 10:44 pm
Shas rabbis spurn compromise on Haredi draft following High Court ruling
As Netanyahu pursues deal with parties, letter by prominent figures with ties to Shas contradicts apparent flexibility that set Sephardi faction apart from Ashkenazi counterpart
By Canaan Lidor
Ultra-Orthodox Jews block a road and clash with police during a protest against the drafting of Haredim to the Israeli army, on Route 4, outside the city of Bnei Brak, April 1, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 1, 2024, 6:30 pm
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox block Route 4 in protest against IDF conscription
Members of extremist faction hold signs reading ‘To jail and not the army’ and ‘We will die rather than draft,’ as High Court order to begin draft comes into force
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox men clash with police during a protest outside an army recruitment office in Jerusalem, March 4, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 26, 2024, 9:02 pm
IDF commanders, Finance Ministry warn against ‘unequal’ Haredi draft bill outline
Group of reservists warns government’s plan will harm national security; ministry officials say planned financial penalties will be ineffective in boosting enlistment
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox men protest outside the army recruitment office in Jerusalem, March 4, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
March 25, 2024, 1:52 pm
Under pressure, PM revises Haredi enlistment plan but fails to satisfy critics
Opposition leader urges ministers to ditch government if bill advanced by ministers, as Netanyahu reportedly warns allies coalition will collapse without its approval
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
File: Opposition leader Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 18, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 25, 2024, 11:20 am
Lapid: Gantz and Eisenkot should ditch government if cabinet approves Haredi draft law
Opposition leader calls current situation a ‘security disaster,’ as Netanyahu reportedly tells ministers coalition will collapse if the law is not passed and he won’t give up on it
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and war cabinet minister Benny Gantz at a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, October 28, 2023. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
March 24, 2024, 8:05 pm
‘Failure of values’: Gantz threatens to bolt coalition over Netanyahu’s Haredi draft bill
‘The people won’t be able to put up with it,’ National Unity leader says of plan to raise age of exemption from service for ultra-Orthodox, as IDF faces manpower shortage amid war
By Sam Sokol
ToI senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur (Courtesy)
March 1, 2024, 10:04 am
What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: Haredim have to defend Israel, too
ToI’s senior analyst weighs in on the increasingly heavy burden shouldered by secular and religious-Zionist Israel
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
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