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More Protests in Israel – Ultra-Orthodox Jews Reject Mandatory Military Service
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In June, Israel’s Supreme Court mandated the drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews, or Haredi, into the army and banned financial aid to religious institutions whose students refused military service. Dozens of […]
‘Considered Deserters’ – Majority of Haredi Draftees Ignore Israeli Military Call-Up
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli army has failed to recruit hundreds of young ultra-Orthodox Haredi Jews for military service as scores protested against compulsory enlistment, according to Israeli media. Only 48 draftees showed […]
‘Tear It Up’ – Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Calls on Haredi Students to Reject Army Conscription
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Anyone who receives a notification to enlist must tear it and not go.” Israel’s former Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef has urged Jewish ultra-Orthodox students, known as Haredi Yeshiva students, […]
No More Exemptions – Israeli Military to Issue Draft Orders to Ultra-Orthodox Jews
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Last month, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that the Haredi must be conscripted into the army and that financial aid should be withheld from religious institutions whose students do not comply […]
Supreme Court Mandate – Ultra-Orthodox Jews Must Serve in the Army
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In a landmark decision that could significantly impact Israel’s political scene, the country’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Tuesday that ultra-Orthodox Jews must be included in the military draft. All […]
‘Highly Unusual’ – Court Dismisses Petition to Conscript Palestinian Citizens of Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Amsalem filed the “highly unusual” petition amid the ongoing debate over whether ultra-Orthodox Jews should be mandated to serve in the military. Israel’s High Court of Justice has rejected a […]
Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox ‘Problem’ – A Threat to the Zionist Project?
By Robert Inlakesh The Haredim, or Ultra-Orthodox Jews, are crucial to the Israeli state model in a number of ways, yet, in others, are antithetical to the Zionist mission. Although Ultra-Orthodox Jews hold Israel’s highest […]