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MK Boaz Bismuth leads a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, February 24, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 28, 2026, 9:19 pm
Knesset panel to advance measure freezing arrests of Haredi draft evaders for 90 days
Foreign affairs and defense panel chair makes announcement amid bid to end Haredi boycott of coalition; opposition slams bill equating Torah study, IDF service
By Ariela Karmel, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Brig. Gen. Shay Tayeb, head of the IDF Personnel Directorate’s Planning and Personnel Management Division, at a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, May 20, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 21, 2026, 12:03 am
Army complains of manpower shortage as Knesset restarts work on draft exemption bill
‘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
By Sam Sokol
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 30, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/ Flash90)
February 24, 2026, 10:57 pm
AG tells High Court government failing to sanction ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers
Leaders haven’t formulated a plan despite deadline on issue passing weeks ago, says Gali Baharav-Miara; government secretary argues all available enforcement tools are being used
By Sam Sokol
Members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, take part in a parade as they celebrate a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on January 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)
February 16, 2026, 5:38 pm
Top Netanyahu aide: Hamas will have 60 days to disarm or IDF will ‘complete’ mission
Cabinet secretary does not specify start date for 2-month period, echoes PM in saying Hamas must give up AK-47 rifles; IDF: Troops kill 6 more terrorists from Rafah tunnels
By Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Police detain an ultra-Orthodox man during a protest against Haredi enlistment to the IDF outside a military recruitment center in Jerusalem, November 12, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 12, 2026, 11:41 pm
AG: Government violating court order on Haredi draft, in ‘real danger’ to democracy
Baharav-Miara says government has failed to take ‘first step’ in creating enforcement policies for ultra-Orthodox enlistment, ’emptying of meaning’ the principle of judicial review
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (right) in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, March 19, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 4, 2026, 4:11 pm
Ben Gvir’s dismissal ‘will not happen,’ vows Netanyahu, bucking AG’s pressure
In tense cabinet meeting, deputy AG trades barbs with far-right minister, warns he is eroding police independence by interfering in investigations
By Sam Sokol
Deputy Foreign Minister MK Sharren Haskel attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, December 2, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 2, 2025, 8:02 pm
Deputy FM says she opposes pardon for Netanyahu, in first dissent from within coalition
Cabinet secretary Yossi Fuchs says there’s zero likelihood PM will admit guilt: ‘There is a greater chance of the sun not rising in the morning’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, November 16, 2025. (Screenshot/GPO)
November 16, 2025, 4:03 pm
Netanyahu accuses ministers of electioneering; briefly bars 4 tardy ministers from meeting
In apparent swipe at Defense Minister Katz, PM blasts ‘barrage’ of campaigning ahead of elections, set to be held by no later than October 2026
By Lazar Berman
ILLUSTRATIVE — Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest the IDF draft outside the Jerusalem enlistment center, April 28, 2025. (Sam Sokol/Times of Israel)
September 15, 2025, 5:13 pm
Nearly 30 draft dodgers said arrested while attempting to fly to Ukraine
UTJ chair Goldknopf urges PM to work for their ‘immediate release’; Cabinet secretary says enlistment law must contain severe personal sanctions, calls to leave exemption age at 26
By Sam Sokol
Knesset member Aryeh Deri looks at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a vote on the state budget at the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 13, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
June 11, 2025, 5:51 pm
Coalition scrambles for deal with Haredim ahead of preliminary vote to dissolve Knesset
Shas said to be pressuring Degel Hatorah to give Netanyahu more time; no agreement has been reached yet, says Knesset legal adviser Sagit Afik
By Sam Sokol
US President Donald Trump, right, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
April 10, 2025, 6:37 am
Trump: Israel would ‘be the leader’ of strike on Iran if nuclear talks fall apart
US president adds, however, that Washington will make the decisions; Netanyahu’s cabinet secretary says PM was surprised that direct US-Iran talks are slated for coming weekend
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf, right, arriving for a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 27, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
March 2, 2025, 1:48 am
Haredi party threatens to topple government unless it gets NIS 1 billion for yeshivas
Writing to cabinet secretary, UTJ chief Goldknopf demands ‘immediate’ action on issue to ensure his party backs the crucial state budget; previous ultimatums haven’t been acted on
By Sam Sokol
Illustrative: Ultra-Orthodox students seen at the Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, February 27, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
January 31, 2025, 1:15 am
Debating ultra-Orthodox enlistment law, MKs argue how to define who is Haredi
Only 32% of recruits listed as Haredim are actually ultra-Orthodox, Israel Democracy Institute researcher Gilad Malach tells Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
By Sam Sokol
Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs attends a debate on ultra-Orthodox enlistment in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, January 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 27, 2025, 9:21 pm
Arresting yeshiva students for draft dodging will backfire, cabinet secretary warns
During debate on enlistment legislation, Fuchs says ‘process that will lead to the Haredim enlisting is a gradual one’ and must involve consensus
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, November 1, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO); Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman, at the Supreme Court, in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/ POOL/ File)
January 13, 2025, 12:01 am
Attorney general backs petition against PM-appointed acting civil service chief
Gali Baharav-Miara sides with watchdog group that says Netanyahu’s pick for commissioner, Roi Kahlon, isn’t qualified, and his selection by PM alone is unacceptable
By Jeremy Sharon
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