Yeshivas declare they will discourage students from joining the IDF Armored Corps over its inclusion of women, marking another step in the nationalist ultra-Orthodox camp's campaign to determine the army's identityYagil Levy07:35 AM • June 15 2026 IDTTwenty-five hesder yeshivas, or a total of one-third of all such institutions (which combine Torah studies with military service), recently announced that they would instruct their students not to join the Armored Corps due to the inclusion of women in this combat force.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:JudaismUltra-OrthodoxIDFCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealHormuzUNRWAIsrael ElectionsPark Slope Food Co-opWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastThe Woman in the Tank Will Win – That's What ultra-Orthodox Rabbis FearA Doctor Belongs in a Hospital, Not a Prison Cell: Free Abu Safiyah NowPolice Enforce Sabbath Protest Ban Near Elected Officials' Homes for First TimeIran Deal Doesn't Mention Missile Program, Proxies, Semi-official Mehr ReportsAs Netanyahu Tries to Hold Off U.S.-Iran Deal, His Relations With Trump WorsenRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMITrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignSix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumNetanyahu May Find His Way Back From Trump's Humiliation, but Back to What?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in FranceNetanyahu's Middle East Doctrine Has Collapsed – and It's Costing Him WashingtonWhat the Knicks Mania Reveals About Israelis and Collective Blame for Gaza