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Israel formalises orthodox integration into military with new guidelines
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Israel Defence Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir signed a landmark order Tuesday establishing formal guidelines for integrating Orthodox (Haredi) Jews into military service, marking the first time such arrangements have been codified in an official General Staff order.
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Haredi protesters block roads, clash with police over army draft
Updated : 1 year, 1 month 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 : 4 years, 10 months 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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