Recruiting
![Israeli soldiers of the IDF 'Nahal Haredi' unit at the Peles Military Base, Northern Jordan valley](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=700/2024/08/04/b8926180-5235-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h268_w400.jpg)
For the first time, thousands of young ultra-Orthodox men are being called to Israeli military recruitment offices– As the first wave of yeshiva students prepares to report for duty, authorities brace for potential unrest, signaling a tense new chapter in Israel's ongoing struggle to balance religious exemptions with national service obligations.
!["We don't have another country": the head of the Manpower Directorate visited the recruitment office](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/08/07/2661d1b0-34f9-11ee-9179-9b0c1e362d93__h331_w650.jpeg)
Asor Met Recruits
The head of the Manpower Directorate visited the recruitment office "Tel HaShomer" and met recruits: "We have a lot in common and a bond, unity, love and support"
![In the shadow of the refusal crisis: the recruitment of the cohort of fighters is underway](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/07/31/f38e00c0-2f6b-11ee-bd40-c1a08a290324__h331_w650.jpeg)
The Recruitment of July-August 2023
The recruitment of fighters for the combat units of the July-August 2023 cycle started this morning, and in the coming weeks thousands of recruits are expected to visit the recruitment sites throughout the country
![The first minister comes out against the exemption law: "Not in my vote."](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/07/25/52655d50-2ac6-11ee-bd40-c1a08a290324__h331_w650.jpg)
Minister Against Exemption for the Ultra-Orthodox
Minister Amichai Shikli spoke out against the proposal to enact a Basic Law for Torah Study and announced that he will not vote in favor of such a law. He also opposed comparing Torah students to military servicemen in the law.