Charedim
![Yoav Gallant.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=700/2024/07/01/5955e2a0-37af-11ef-9b01-b9b61028cadd__h3679_w5518.jpg)
Defense Minister Gallant spoke to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, saying that the IDF is in urgent need of more soldiers, not just from among Charedim but also from elsewhere.
![Yair Lapid.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/01/91da1aa0-37ab-11ef-9b01-b9b61028cadd__h4000_w6000.jpg)
Politics
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid said in response to a question by JFeed that "so long as (the Charedim) accept the (coalition) principles, there is no problem in sitting with them."
![Once, the Labour leader - now The Democrats leader. Yair Golan.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/30/a023e790-3700-11ef-92f9-1b32553736e2__h5464_w8192.jpg)
Politics
Having once called Charedim a "parasitical population," Democrats leader Yair Golan now says he does not rule out forming a government with them - but he does with others.
![Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators protest at the Bar Ilan intersection in Jerusalem](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/26/7387e5a0-33c3-11ef-9b01-b9b61028cadd__h268_w400.jpg)
IDF, Haredim
Ultra-Orthodox community in Israel raises nearly $100 Million in response to High Court ruling to cut funding to yeshivas.
![Demonstration and confrontation between leftists and ultra-orthodox regarding the recruitment to the IDF, Bnei Brak Israel, 2024.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/25/6437fcd0-32cd-11ef-92f9-1b32553736e2__h3648_w5472.jpg)
IDF, Charedim, Politics
Court strikes down ultra-orthodox military exemptions, in a ruling which is sure to cause shockwaves in the ultra-orthodox community.
![Chief of Staff Halevi.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/16/b56c5dc0-2bf3-11ef-b326-875a4c3cecda__h1066_w1600.webp)
Israel-Gaza War
Halevi spoke to soldiers of how "every battalion" formed from Haredi recruits helps relieve thousands of reservists from defensive duties.
![Israeli singer-songwriter Hanan Ben Ari performs at the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem. July 14, 2022.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/14/31041eb0-2a18-11ef-a53f-1909d648c45b__h268_w400.jpg)
IDF, Charedim
Hanan Ben Ari issues a heartfelt plea for unity and enlistment amid national crisis.
![Haredim and IDF Soldiers at Western Wall](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/13/c2cd1940-2992-11ef-b326-875a4c3cecda__h2838_w4258.jpg)
IDF, Conscription Law, Opinion
The continuation of the controversial draft bill in Israel serves as a slap in the face to soldiers who have been serving since October 7th.
![Haredim, Bnei Brak, Israel, 2022](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/11/be2d4130-27b7-11ef-b326-875a4c3cecda__h1824_w2736.jpg)
Haredim, IDF
Legislation to lower exemption age for Yeshiva students faces political and legal hurdles.
![Being penalized for leaving the government? Benny Gantz.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/10/becbd190-26fb-11ef-b326-875a4c3cecda__h268_w400.jpg)
IDF, Conscription Law
Gantz is expected not to support the bill, and it is likely that other Likud Knesset members and The United Arab List will also oppose the vote.
IDF, Charedim
A Knesset report shows that of 4,000 Charedim who volunteered to enlist between October 7 and February 2024, just 540 were drafted.
Polls, IDF, Charedim
81% of Charedim polled said they support the Rabbinic view that even non-yeshivah students shouldn't be drafted. 65% support leaving the coalition if yeshivah students are drafted.
IDF, Draft, Charedim
The Defense Minister also said he would not support a draft law not supported by the State Camp party, whether inside or outside the government.
![Charedim Only: The IDF's new brigade for Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jews](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/15/0022efe0-12cd-11ef-90bc-6511137cc1af__h2349_w5677.png)
IDF, Charedim
The plan includes obligatory prayer and religious study and a woman-free environment, with 3,000 expected to be drafted.
![Benny Gantz.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/15/344bccc0-12b8-11ef-ae3e-5ba489b5eb8e__h3263_w4895.jpg)
IDF, Charedim
State Camp party leader Benny Gantz sharply criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu's decision to move a Draft Law from Naftali Bennet's term forward: "The temporary bridging law is not relevant to the reality after October 7."
![Charedi Memorial Day ceremony.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/13/08021420-1129-11ef-90bc-6511137cc1af__h3414_w5120.jpg)
Memorial Day Charedim
The Chief Rabbis, ministers, MKs, religious leaders were all in attendance at an event in such demand, it needed to be moved to a different venue.
![Nachal Charedi soldiers.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/01/abaa1130-07b1-11ef-ae3e-5ba489b5eb8e__h3840_w5760.jpg)
IDF, Charedim
The government submitted a response to the Supreme Court regarding the draft, saying they are engaged in staff work to immediately draft Charedim and work to ensure continued drafting of Charedim in the longer term.
![Netzach Yehudah Battalion in action in the Gaza Strip.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/24/ea1172b0-0261-11ef-9685-6fa808a40761__h331_w650.jpeg)
Israel-Gaza War, Netzach Yehudah, United States
Washington is considering shelving the idea of sanctioning the whole Netzach Yehudah Battalion due to the fierce criticism from across the Israeli political spectrum.
![Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the Charedim.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/11/5a641190-f825-11ee-9685-6fa808a40761__h331_w650.jpg)
IDF, Draft, Charedim
Charedi news site Kikar Hashabbat claims the government and Charedi leadership have made breakthroughs in trying to resolve the draft law crisis.
![Shas.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/11/23addd40-f7f1-11ee-aef9-dd72173416da__h331_w650.jpg)
IDF, Draft, Charedim
The leader of the Shas Religious Council issued a letter clarifying that negotiations regarding the draft of yeshivah students are with their approval.