Haredi draft
Government legal adviser calls for Yeshiva student conscription starting April 1
Baharav Miara's request is based on the expiration of a government decree at midnight, which used to exempt yeshiva students from military service.
High Court orders cessation of yeshiva funding
Tens of thousands of haredi yeshiva students receive monthly stipends for their yeshiva studies
Ultra-religious Yeshiva students propose a gender-segregated army
The Association of Students of Ultra-Religious Yeshivas has put forth a proposal to the High Court aimed at resolving the crisis surrounding the conscription of Haredim into the army.
Rabbi Moshe Tzedaka opposes military service even for non-Torah studying ultra-Orthadox
He argued that even those deemed academically weak contribute to the army through prayer and by refraining from sin.
Netanyahu assures Ultra-Orthodox exemption from service, Kan reports
Netanyahu has pledged to the leaders of ultra-Orthodox parties to support a private bill that would grant exemptions to yeshiva students from military service.
Netanyahu proposes conscription of 2,500 Haredi Jews annually, reports say
During negotiations on the conscription law, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed setting a quota of 2,500 ultra-Orthodox conscripts per year.
Netanyahu and Levin consult government legal adviser on conscription law
Sources in Likud say that the legal adviser is demanding that the number of ultra-Orthodox individuals who will be drafted annually be included in the text of the bill.