Tag: Conscription in Israel
IDF to Offer Haredim Professional Tracks to Coincide with Yeshiva Studies
The IDF HR is hoping that taking any of their proposed tracks would appeal to the recruits who wish to attain good jobs after the army.
Report: Draft Law Proposal Lets Haredim Off the Hook, Helps Them Become Future Taxpayers
The Haredi partners in this coalition are now trying to lead a move to impose a new draft law that fits their needs, which would ultimately be struck down by a raging Supreme Court.
Knesset Approves $3,800 Grant to Haredim in National Service Who Were Laid Off Over...
Other citizens who perform National-Civil Service, including more than 5,000 Arabs, will not be eligible for the grant.
High Court Kills IDF Draft Law Starting in February
“Given the lessons of the past ... the expectation that the new draft arrangement would bring about a real change ... is nothing more than wishful thinking at best."
IDF Officer Admits He Was Pressured to Forge Haredi Recruiting Figures
"I spoke to one person who is higher up in Haredi recruiting. He offered me cash money if I recruited friends or people from the Haredi community."
IDF Reports Sharp Increase in Psychiatric Draft Deferments
Of the 4,500 who received exemptions, 44.7% are Haredim, 46.6% are secular, and another 8.7% received religious-Zionist education.
HIV Carriers Allowed to Enlist in IDF
Another change: overweight recruits will be allowed to undergo stomach-shortening surgery, go on a six-month leave and then be reevaluated as potential combat recruits.
Rightwing Attorney Suing to Include Arabs in IDF Draft
Ben-Gvir argued that the fact that the Arabs' exemption from the draft is not anchored in the law deepens the discrimination that has been created by the legislator.
Former General: Integrating Women in Combat Units a Conspiracy to Weaken IDF
Meanwhile, Rabbi Amihai Eliahu is accusing the entities behind the move of attempting to cleanse the IDF of its religious warriors.
IDF Using Facebook to Catch Fraudulent Chareidi Draft Dodgers
The young men "shared" their lives on Facebook, proving they were not living Chareidi lives, as they had claimed to the IDF.
