Thursday, November 20, 2025

Ultra-Orthodox leaders give haredi factions green light to advance IDF draft bill

 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-874434

The Degel HaTorah faction of the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) United Torah Judaism Party (UTJ) gave a “green light” on Wednesday from its spiritual leaders to advance the controversial haredi conscription bill.

Advancements on the bill had previously been halted in the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee (FADC), chaired by MK Boaz Bismuth (Likud), since the opening of the winter session in October.

The green light was given after the Lithuanian-haredi Degel HaTorah’s two spiritual leaders, Rabbi Dov Lando and Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, passed on the approval instructions to its MKs.

2 comments :

  1. From what I understand, almost no one will be drafted under this bill. Perhaps they'll hoover up some OTDs and claim they're still Chareidim.
    Fascinating to note that even this surrender to Chareidi demands is still too much compromise for the Peleg folks.

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  2. How much money is changing hands?

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