Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protest outside an Israeli occupation army enlistment office in occupied Al-Quds (Jerusalem) against a recent High Court ruling which was poised to lead to drafting Haredim into the army. Holding signs reading “The Israeli authorities are persecuting Torah scholars”; “To prison and not to the army” ...
Israeli Military chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said on Thursday morning there is “no substitute” for the so-called “people’s army” model — one in which all Israelis are meant to serve — amid plans by the government to lower the age at which ultra-Orthodox men can gain permanent exemptions from ...