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Israeli military sending out 54,000 draft orders to Haredim
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) said it will begin sending draft summonses this week to complete the recruitment processes for members of the Haredi (ultra-orthodox) community whose status as yeshiva students is no longer valid. A Supreme Court ruling nullified the military deferments yeshiv
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Haredi protesters block roads, clash with police over army draft
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Hundreds of Orthodox Jews protesting plans to enlist Haredim into the army blocked a Tel Aviv road leading to the Israel Defense Forces's largest recruitment center on Wednesday.
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews are a state within a state in Israel
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], May 10 (ANI): The Meron Tragedy, the worst civilian disaster in Israel's modern history in which 45 people were killed and about 150 were injured shows that ultra-Orthodox Jews - called the Haredim (singular Haredi) - are really a state within a state in Israel and that due
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