Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeSeptember 18, 2025Dozens of career officers are seeking early retirement from the Israeli army, Maj. Gen. David Bar Kalifa, head of the IDF Manpower Directorate, told the Knesset State Control Committee on Wednesday, adding that lawmakers should be concerned by the trend.In the NewsLebanon Says 18 Killed, 124 Wounded in Israeli Strikes Over Past DayIsrael Has Lost Big Time in the Court of Public Opinion, Credit to NetanyahuJerusalem Day, the Palestinian KristallnachtNetanyahu May Be Crumbling, but His Regime Is Alive and WellEuropean Governments Want to Love Israel if Not for the Pesky SettlersRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Welcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked
Dozens of career officers seek early retirement from IDF, senior staff official warns
At a Hearing on the Conscription of ultra-Orthodox Men, the IDF Manpower Directorate Director Warned That the Israeli Army Is in Dire Need of New Recruits, and That the Israeli Government Should Focus on Enlisting Haredim, Not Arresting Them






