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'Unlike planes or bombs, soldiers cannot be brought from abroad, so we need to recruit more,' Defense Minister Gallant says
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid urges coalition lawmakers to 'pass a real, effective conscription law, so that our fighters know that the Israeli Knesset stands behind them'
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'Each such regular Haredi battalion that we establish removes our need to draft many thousands of reserve soldiers,' Herzi Halevi says
A one-year increase is set to expire, with Israel's attorney general allowing the extension of the measure despite issues of equality in IDF conscription
Coalition scrambles to save long-standing policy of granting exemptions to Haredim amid growing calls for more manpower in IDF
The Movement for Quality Government calls the discussion in Supreme Court 'a fateful moment' that will provide an answer to 'an existential question'
Netanyahu would still maintain his 64-seat majority, although he's benefitted from using Gantz as a buffer against international criticism of his coalition partners who are considered extremists
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In an unexpected maneuver, Israel's Prime Minister decided to advance a draft exemption bill proposed by Benny Gantz when he was defense minister
Shas party publish letter calling for uncompromising stance against military service, even for non-Torah Scholars
The government is supposed to submit the request to the High Court by midnight
Israel’s Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara reportedly warns current outline of the army recruitment law would be met with 'significant legal difficulties'
The governing coalition says it plans to legislate a law exempting young ultra Orthodox men studying at seminaries from serving in the army
If further reform bills are put to the vote without the opposition's agreement, the Haredi parties will vote against them, according to media reports
'The fight against sexual harassment is one of my priorities at the Public Security Ministry'
'About 600 conscript soldiers were drawn into the special military operation, all of whom returned'
A shortage of manpower within the military is the reason behind the decision
An alternative non-military service is one option being examined
The survey was conducted with a sample size of 1,003 Israeli respondents, aged 18 or older