Zamir said it is 'impossible' for the IDF to grant 'mass exemptions from criminal prosecution' while demanding 'unprecedented sacrifice from its personnel'

Legal advisers warned that not enforcing the law on Haredi draft evaders violates the principal of equality before the law

IDF Chief Zamir clashes with Netanyahu over haredi draft law. Israeli parliament dissolved by July 31 at 93.2% YES.

In a sharply worded letter, Zamir said the haredi exemption law would harm recruitment and create serious security risks for the IDF.

Zamir said it is 'impossible' for the IDF to grant 'mass exemptions from criminal prosecution' while demanding 'unprecedented sacrifice from its personnel'

'The son of one mother is killed defending the homeland while the son of another sits safely in his room studying,' David Ben-Gurion warned. Sixty-five years later, with 63,000…

The coalition bill would suspend enforcement against ultra-Orthodox men who fail to report for military service, even as the army warns of a severe troop shortage and thousands of…

IDF Chief warns of draft evasion risks to military effectiveness. Israeli parliament dissolved by July 31 at 98.8% YES.

The court also a conditional order instructing the state to explain why the law – opposed by IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and the Knesset's legal advisers – should not be struck…