Articles in "haredi army service"
Israeli Leaders Denounce Orthodox Violence Against Soldiers
Editor's note: This article has been updated to include former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef's comments. A mob of Orthodox ...
‘You Can be Haredi and a Warrior’: Israel Declares First Orthodox Battalion Operational
Just over a year after its establishment, Israel’s first battalion for Orthodox (Haredi) soldiers was declared operational, the Israel ...
Israel Formalizes Orthodox Integration into Military with New Guidelines
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir signed a landmark order Tuesday establishing formal guidelines for integrating ...
Haredi Enlistment Would Ease Army and Economic Strain, Bank of Israel Says
Increasing Orthodox Jewish (Haredi) enlistment in the Israel Defense Forces could save the economy billions of shekels, the Bank of Israel ...
Cabinet Reshuffle Assigns Yariv Levin Four Government Ministries
Israel’s government on Sunday approved a series of temporary ministerial appointments to fill posts left vacant after the country’s ...
Israeli High Court: Government Must Formulate Plan to Enforce Conscripting Orthodox Men
Israel's High Court of Justice on Wednesday ordered the Israeli government to develop a policy within 45 days to enforce military ...
Key Rabbis Back Controversial Army Exemptions for Yeshiva Students
A faction within one of the Orthodox parties in Israel's governing coalition said on Wednesday it has received approval from senior rabbis ...
Haim Katz Becomes Permanent Housing Minister, Now Oversees Four Ministries
Israel’s government confirmed Haim Katz as permanent Minister of Construction and Housing on Sunday, giving the Likud lawmaker four ...
Knesset Committee Authorizes Call-Up of 430,000 Reservists Amid Haredi Draft Dispute
An Israeli parliamentary committee narrowly approved on Monday the extension of emergency powers to summon reservists, authorizing the ...
Knesset Replaces Defense Committee Chief in Yeshiva Draft Clash
In the latest twist to Israel's contentious issue of conscripting yeshiva students, the Knesset House Committee voted to replace the ...
