The vast majority of ultra-Orthodox Jews do not participate in the country’s mandatory military service. Many Haredi men spend much of their early lives out of the workforce, instead studying at religious schools known as yeshivas, which they view as fundamental to the preservation of Judaism ...
JERUSALEM, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Israel's mandatory military service and the almost routine exemption granted to ultra-orthodox or Haredi Jews is one of Israeli society's most contentious issues. People have been protesting in the streets both in favor and against it, and demonstrations took a ...
The issue of ultra-Orthodox military service has long plagued Israel. Ultra-Orthodox Jews had since Israel’s founding been exempt from mandatory service, because they viewed Torah study as the highest calling. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court said that the exemption violated equal protection p...
Israel is the country where military service is mandatory. Maayan first completed hers. After a year of traveling in South America, she started her university study at the age of 23 for five years. She was 28 whe...
Max Kresch, a medic army reservist who has joined a growing number of Israeli soldiers speaking out against the 15-month conflict in the Gaza Strip and refusing to continue fighting, shows an undated photo of himself during his mandatory army service, in Jerusalem, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 202...
“The Military Operations Directorate announces a general amnesty for all conscripted soldiers serving under mandatory service. Their safety is guaranteed, and any harm or assault against them is strictly prohibited,” the opposition said in a message on their...
Protests in response to Israeli military action in the Occupied Territories have a long history in Israel. While such opposition movements in many countries are comprised of civil society activists, the dynamics of protest differ in Israel because of the country's mandatory military service. From ...
Mandatory military service is such a bad policy because it denies individual choice and sweeps up everyone, whether they are suited or not. Back to the macho men – they will be impossible to live with after what they have d...
For all Israeli citizens and residents over 18 years of age, Military Service is mandatory. Some demographics aren’t required to go through Military Service, but they’re allowed to sign up voluntarily. These groups include Arab citizens and ultra-Orthodox jews. ...