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

Knesset panel advances bill to freeze arrests of haredi draft evaders. Israeli parliament dissolved by July at 92% YES.

An Israeli parliamentary committee approved a bill on Sunday to suspend the detention of ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Jews who evade mandatory military service, paving the way for…

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 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…

If passed, the law would protect draft evading yeshiva students from being arrested or investigated for at least six months. The IDF chief and Knesset legal advisers heavily…

The vote on the legislation comes following severe legal warnings that the bill is unbalanced, along with outcry from bereaved families and IDF veterans, amid the IDF’s severe…

IDF faces a 12,000 troop shortage after halting Haredi draft arrests. Israeli parliament dissolved by July 31 at 98.6% YES.

Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that will effectively allow the continued exemption of ultra-Orthodox men from serving in the military

The Israeli Knesset (parliament) on Tuesday passed a law temporarily banning the arrest and prosecution of ultra-Orthodox Jews evading military service. Lawmakers passed a bill…

Israel's parliament shields ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers to stabilize Netanyahu's coalition. Parliament dissolved by July 31 at 98.2% YES.

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

Active-duty generals, as a rule, should stay out of politics, but every rule has its exception.

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…

Israel's High Court issued an injunction against a new law temporarily freezing prosecution of ultra-orthodox draft dodgers.