Defense minister opposes sanctions on draft dodgers
Ahead of committee vote on universal conscription, three ministers against criminal prosecution of noncompliant yeshiva heads
View ArticlePanel at loggerheads over penalties on draft dodgers
Late-night meeting ends after ministers Yaakov Peri and Moshe Ya’alon unable to come to terms on sanctions for ultra-Orthodox who refuse to serve
View ArticleYesh Atid threatens coalition over Haredi draft dispute
Yair Lapid’s party insists that shirkers face prosecution, while Likud wants to keep individual sanctions out of the legislation
View ArticleLapid threatens to bring down coalition over draft rules
Finance minister says party will leave government if ultra-Orthodox conscription plan not passed; PM reportedly tells defense minister to drop opposition
View ArticleCrisis averted as Netanyahu tells Ya’alon to back down on draft bill
PM tells Defense Minister Ya’alon to drop opposition to automatic criminal penalties for ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers
View ArticleSounding the alarm
Draft bill threatens to break up the coalition; IDF warns of drastic training cuts; and the police pay a ‘negligence tax’
View ArticleCrisis defused, panel to take second crack at new Haredi draft rules
Peri Committee will meet on Wednesday to pass ultra-Orthodox conscription proposal, after PM tells defense minister to back off opposition
View ArticleMinisters approve sanctions against draft dodgers
Following mini-crisis, Peri Committee votes in favor of pressing criminal charges against ultra-Orthodox army evaders
View ArticleLapid hails new conscription bill as ‘historic change’
Yesh Atid head tells ultra-Orthodox Israelis that no one is seeking to turn them into secular Jews, but they have to pull their weight; Amir Peretz says law won’t survive court appeals
View ArticleBenched by Syria
The idea that Israel is a bit player in a greater game up north is driven home as Russia confirms it is going ahead with an advanced weapons sale
View ArticleHow not to draft the ultra-Orthodox
The Peri Committee plan, rooted in blithe ignorance of the Haredi reality, is a recipe for utter failure
View ArticleBalad MK: Arabs doing national service will be shunned
Parliamentarian Jamal Zahalke warns that Israeli-Arab youth serving the state will not find spouses
View ArticleBriefly, back to Syria
Mysterious explosions at Assad’s strategic port city draw attention away from Egyptian violence, but not for long
View ArticleMinisters approve new universal conscription law
Bill passes 14-0, with four abstentions, before heading to Knesset; mandates military or civil service enlistment for most ultra-Orthodox by 2017
View ArticleHaredi MKs mourn as draft bill passes first reading
Knesset approves measure to enlist ultra-Orthodox by 64-21 vote; religious opponents recite psalms, blow ram’s horn, tear garments
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