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Haredi conscription in Israel

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Haredi soldiers serving in the Israel Defense Forces

Haredi conscription in Israel (Hebrew: גיוס חרדים לצה"ל) refers to the conscription of Haredi Israelis into the Israel Defense Forces, usually referring to yeshiva students in Israel. Since Israeli independence in 1948, most of the Haredi community remained exempt from military service under an arrangement based on the principle of Torato Umanuto, where Haredim who spend full time conducting Torah study would serve either a shortened service or exempted entirely. This arrangement lasted until 2014, when legislation was passed with a timeline for eventual conscription. In 2024, widespread enforcement of conscription began amidst the ongoing Gaza war.[1]

In response to conscription efforts, the Haredi community has responded with large scale protests with the goal of maintaining their exemption from military service. The most widespread protests occurred in 2014 and 2024, corresponding with major developments in Haredi conscription.[2]

Overall, the issue of Haredi conscription in Israel has remained highly contentious throughout the state's history.[3][4]

Status

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As the Israeli population grew over the years, the number of Haredi men eligible for exemption grew significantly, from 400 men originally to tens of thousands by 2024.[5] In 2022, an estimated 18.4% of Jewish men were not conscripted, with the far majority citing religious belief as the reason.[6] As of 2026, the number of haredi soldiers in the IDF is relatively low, estimated at 1,261 per year in 2024.[7]

Israelis who belong to the Religious Zionist community are conscripted, often under the yeshiva system of the Hesder program, which combines Torah study with military service.[8]

History

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Torato Umanuto exemption arrangement

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"Tehillim neged Tilim" (Hebrew: תהילים נגד טילים, lit. 'Psalms against missiles'), a slogan initially coined during the Iraqi missile campaign against Israel in 1991. It has since gained widespread popularity among the Religious Zionist and the Haredi community.

During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Israeli prime minister David Ben-Gurion reached a special arrangement with Haredi representative Yitzhak-Meir Levin, who led the Haredi party Agudat Yisrael in Israel. The arrangement was based on the Jewish principle of Torato Umanuto, so that those in the Haredi community eligible for conscription would be exempt from service in the Israel Defense Forces as long as Torah study is their sole profession, which for many is a religious commandment that is devoted a majority of the day.

For the Haredi community, there is a belief where the practice of studying or reciting the Torah, when undertaken by great Torah scholars or their disciples, is crucial in defending the Israeli people from threats, similar to an additional "praying division" of the military.[9]

For the Israeli state, this was an effort to maintain the secular–religious status quo in Israel to sustain internal unity, given that there is already high tensions with the region's Arabs.[10] This arrangement based on the principle of Torato Umanuto effectively became a regulation under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense.

Following the Six Day war, defense minister Moshe Dayan headed a committee to examine the issue of Haredi conscription based on a request from chief of staff Haim Bar-Lev, but decided on keeping the existing arrangement with 800 exemptions for the Haredim per year.[11][12]

In 1970, a petition was filed with the Supreme Court of Israel regarding the exemptions, with the court upholding the existing arrangement of exemptions.[13]

In 1977, after the legislative election that year introduced the nation's first right-wing government, the quotas on Haredi exemptions were lifted completely following an agreement between Likud and Agudat Yisrael.[11]

In 1981, the governing coalition expanded exemptions to include those besides students involved in Torah study, including teachers, rabbis, and others.[11][14]

In 1986, a petition to the Supreme Court was again filed on Haredi exemptions, with the court again upholding the arrangement. However, the court also determined that the petitioner had a right of standing, and that the number of exemptions is an important factor on this matter.[15]

Also in 1986, the Knesset formed the Cohen Committee to examine Haredi exemption policy, and decided on an arrangement with more limitations on exemption. The recommendation was for the exemption arrangement to only apply to select schools, and that only 200 outstanding yeshiva students per year would receive full exemption, with the others conscripted for a shortened service of about a year.[14]

Tal Law

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Main article: Tal Committee

In 1998, a petition was filed to the Supreme Court regarding the exemptions. The court ruled that due to the scale of exemptions, new legislation from the Knesset was needed to regulate this matter.[16][17]

In 1999, in accordance with the judicial ruling, Prime Minister Ehud Barak set up a public committee, which was headed by Justice Zvi Tal and therefore known as the Tal Committee. In April 2000, the committee reported its recommendations, which were approved by the Knesset in July 2002. This law became known as the "Tal Law", and provided for a continuation of the existing arrangement based on the principle of Torato Umanuto, but laid down several specific conditions into the law, in the hopes that exemptions would decrease over time.

Under the arrangement, any student who wish to be exempted from conscription must be dedicated to Torah study for 45 hours in a yeshiva or 40 hours in a kollel, with confirmation signatures from the rosh yeshiva and the secretary of the Yeshiva Committee. By the age of 26, those who participate are granted full exemption from military service.[18]

Following the 2003 elections, the Haredi parties lost their place in the government to the secular anti-religious Shinui party. In 2005, Shinui left the government and Ariel Sharon brought the Haredi United Torah Judaism party into his ruling coalition. Shinui advocates stopping extra funding to mostly Haredi schools and resistance to Tal Law, which gives legal status exemptions from Haredi conscription. Nevertheless, in recent years as many as 1,000 Haredi Jews have chosen to volunteer to serve in the IDF, in a Haredi Jewish unit, the Netzah Yehuda Battalion, also known as Nahal Haredi. The vast majority of Haredi men, however, continue to receive deferments from military service.[19]

In 2005, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni stated that the Tal Law, which by then had yet to be fully implemented, did not provide an adequate solution to Haredi conscription. At the time, only 1,115 of the 41,450 yeshiva students covered by the arrangement had taken the "decision year" provided by the law, and of these only 31 had later enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces.[20] In 2007, the Tal Law was extended until August 2012.

In January 2012, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said his ministry was preparing an alternative to the Tal Law. Dozens of IDF reserve soldiers had put up what they called "the suckers' camp" near the Tel Aviv Savidor Central railway station, to protest the possible extension of the Tal Law. Several politicians, public figures, disabled IDF veterans and high school and university students visited the protest encampment.[21]

Conscription amendments

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In February 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that the Tal Law in its current form was unconstitutional and could not be extended beyond August.[22][23] After the law expired, military conscription into the IDF became mandatory for all members of the Haredi community, with a penalty of imprisonment for up to five years for those who refuse to enlist.

In response, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the government would formulate a new bill that would guarantee a more equal sharing of the burden by all parts of Israeli society.[24] The issue also caused division within the 2nd Netanyahu government and almost led to a government collapse leading into the 2013 legislative election.

Following unsuccessful attempts to draft a new law, including the Plesner Committee, a new committee was formed to decide on a new Haredi conscription policy.[25][26] This committee was called the Special Committee for the Equal Sharing of the Burden Bill, and informally known as the "Shaked Committee" after its chairwoman MK Ayelet Shaked of Bayit Yehudi.[27][28]

Large crowd of young men, dressed in black
Anti-conscription demonstration in March 2014

In March 2014, the committee proposed a bill for increasing enlistment among those eligible in the Haredi community, leading to widespread protests.[29]

On 12 March 2014, the bill passed the Knesset as an amendment to the Israeli Defense Service Law.[30] Under the new law, the government would establish annual enlistment targets for the Haredim that increases gradually until 2017. If the targets are met by 2017, then enlistment will remain voluntary. But if they are not met, then conscription will begin for most Haredi students, with the only exemptions being for a total of 1,800 standout students, who would be allowed to continue their yeshiva studies.[31] This decision led to massive protests among the Haredim against conscription.[32]

In November 2015, the Knesset under the 34th government passed an amendment that provided extensions for the enlistment plan passed in March 2014. Under the new amendment, the deadline for enlistment was pushed back from 2017 to 2020, and criminal sanctions for those not enlisted were also pushed back until 2023.[33][34]

On 12 September 2017, the Supreme court struck down both the 2014 and 2015 amendments, ruling that blanket military service exemptions for Haredi students were illegal and discriminatory. The court decided to terminate the amendments in a year to allow time for the Knesset to pass new legislation.[35][36][37]

In February 2018, defense minister Avigdor Lieberman led a committee to draft a new conscription bill after the previous attempt was struck down. The bill passed first reading in July,[38] but could not continue after Yesh Atid withdrew support for it. The coalition reached a deadlock over the issue, with the Knesset dissolving itself and leading to early elections.[39] This would ultimately lead to the 2018–2022 Israeli political crisis, with Haredi conscription remaining a cause for political deadlock.

On 20 January 2019, due to continued political crisis, the Supreme Court decided to extend the deadline for passing a conscription bill until 28 July 2019.[40] On 29 May 2019, coalition talks failed and the Knesset dissolved itself, leading to a new election.[41]

In January 2022, the Knesset under the 36th government voted on the first reading of a new draft law, but it did not pass due to opposition from MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi of Meretz.[42]

On 12 July 2022, the Supreme Court again gave an extension for passing a conscription bill due to ongoing political instability, with the deadline now set for July 2023.[43]

On 25 June 2023, as the court extensions for passing a conscription bill was set to expire, the cabinet passed a resolution that extended conscription exemptions for the Haredim by 10 months until April 2024.[44][45] By July, a petition was filed to the Supreme Court for conscripting Haredi students, with the court ruling to wait and provide some time for a government response.[46][47]

Enforcement since 2024

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On 26 February 2024, the Supreme Court issued an interim order requiring a government explanation for the non-enlistment of yeshiva students by 31 March.[48]

In March 2024, a draft was prepared for legislating Haredi conscription. This draft allowed continued exemption for those engaged in Torah study, but everyone else would be required to serve in either the IDF or in non-military roles such as in United Hatzalah or the Israel Police. For the first time, a Haredi conscription draft was recognized by the Haredi rabbis.[49] However, chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef remained opposed to this conscription draft.[50]

Also in March 2024, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara instructed both the Education Ministry and the Defense Ministry to begin the drafting process for Haredi men.[35]

On 1 April 2024, the Supreme Court decided that the Haredim would no longer receive an exemption from military service and that yeshivas could no longer receive the associated government subsidies.[51][52][53] In response, the coalition government clarified that it had not agreed to an extension of the exemption, which had thus expired.[10]

The Times of Israel reported that per government figures, 1,257 yeshivas would lose subsidies for 49,485 students receiving the exemption.[52] Haredi lawmakers, members of the political parties United Torah Judaism and Shas, and supporters of the coalition government have stated their intention to walk out if the exemption removal is enforced; Anshel Pfeffer, a journalist for the newspaper Haaretz, argued that these threats were hollow. Haredi youth in the ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem burned Israeli flags and military uniforms in protest.[51][54]

On May 15, 2024, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu revived a conscription bill from the previous government and presented it to committee in the Knesset.[55] On 10 June 2024, the bill passed first reading in the Knesset with 63 to 57 and was transferred to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.[56]

On 2 June 2024, the Supreme Court reconvened with an expanded nine-judge panel, to hear a case on Haredi conscription.[35] On 25 June, the court agreed by unanimous decision that there is no longer a legal framework for blanket exemptions from conscription, and that the government has an obligation to begin conscripting Haredi men into military service.[57][47]

In response, officials from the ultra-Orthodox Shas party urged potential conscripts to ignore any call-ups from the IDF and to protest. During at least one protest protestors attacked both law enforcement and the vehicle of Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf.[58][59]

In July 2024, the army began drafting 3,000 Haredi men,[60] but less than 10% showed up at recruitment centers. In November, 7,000 additional draft orders for Haredi men were approved,[61] and military officials also issued 1,126 arrest warrants for Haredi conscripts who did not respond to drafting orders.[62]

On January 14, 2025, defense minister Israel Katz presented a policy outline regarding Haredi conscription into the IDF, which includes annual conscription targets that gradually increases to 50% by 2032. Failures to meet these targets would result in financial sanctions on educational institutions such as yeshivas. The plan preserves exemption for elite students in Torah study.[63]

On 4 August 2025, outgoing Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chair Yuli Edelstein publicized his proposed version of the Haredi conscription bill, which included full conscription for anyone not engaged in full time Torah study, along with implementing various penalties for draft evaders, including cancellation of drivers licenses and banning of international travel.[64]

On 27 November 2025, the new Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Boaz Bismuth laid out a revised bill on Haredi conscription, which would conscript 50% of Haredi men who are not engaged in full time Torah study. This plan would allow for the conscription of an estimated 23,000 Haredim, out of a total of 80,000 Haredim currently eligible but exempt from military service.[65]

Protests

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Protests against Haredi conscription
הפגנות החרדים נגד גיוס בני ישיבות
alt=Bird's-eye view of the large demonstration
Young boy holding a sign reading, "War against religion"
Clockwise from top left: Anti-conscription demonstration in Jerusalem in March 2014, A Haredi child holding a protest sign, A teenager getting arrested at a protest
Date1977 - present
Location
Israel, sometimes worldwide
Caused byProposed conscription of Haredi Israelis into the Israel Defense Forces
GoalsMaintain religious exemption from military service
MethodsProtests, demonstrations, civil disobedience, civil resistance, online activism, riots
StatusActive
Parties
Lead figures

Government of Israel

Casualties
DeathAt least 2
Injuries10+
Arrested500+

In response to demands for conscription, Haredi Israelis eligible for military service, mainly yeshiva students, staged several protests to express their desire to continue exemption from military service. Large anti-conscription protests have been held in Israel and worldwide. Three of these protests had more than 200,000 participants and were significant in the ultra-Orthodox community:[66]

  • The ultra-Orthodox demonstration against the Supreme Court (Hebrew: הפגנת החצי מיליון), 1999.
  • The ultra-Orthodox demonstration against conscription of yeshiva students (Hebrew: עצרת המיליון), 2014
  • The Haredis demonstration against conscription of yeshiva students (Hebrew: עצרת המיליון), 2025, in response to arrests of yeshiva students refusing conscription.[67][68][69]

2012

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Smaller protests against Haredi conscription began around 2012 with the meeting of the Plesner committee.[70] The first of such protests was held in Kikar HaShabbat in Jerusalem, with thousands in attendance.[71]

2014

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On February 24, 2014, the leaders of Agudat Yisrael, Degel HaTorah, and Shas, including Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman, Rav Shmuel Auerbach, the Vizhnitzer Rebbe, and Rav Shalom Cohen, gathered for a conference in Bnei Brak and decided on a demonstration a week after the conference.[72] All Haredi boys and men over age nine were summoned to attend. Rav Shteinman publicly encouraged attendance at the protest. He said that in the IDF, there is gilui arayot (sexual immorality), shefichut damim (bloodshed), and avodah zarah (idolatry), but greater than these three cardinal sins is the chillul hashem that a country calling itself the Jewish State should put quotas on Torah learning.[73] Hundreds of thousands of protesters lined the streets surrounding the area, with Jaffa Road designated for women, despite unfavorable weather. Many leaders of the Haredi community, including the rabbis of Gur, Belz and Vizhnitz, Lithuanian rabbis Aharon Leib Shteinman, Chaim Kanievsky and Shmuel Auerbach, Sephardic rabbis Shalom Cohen and Shimon Desserts and other members of the Great Council of Torah and the Council of Torah Sages attended the rally. Members of the orthodox rabbinical community (including Yitzhak Tuvia Weiss, chief Rabbis David Lowe and Isaac Joseph, and Hasidic leaders, rabbis and public figures) were also in attendance. Small groups and religious Zionist rabbis, including Shmuel Eliyahu and Yaakov Shapira, were present.

Leading rabbis from the conservative wing of the national religious community (including Shmuel Eliyahu, Mordechai Sternberg, Micha Halevi, and Shlomo Aviner) supported the rally,[74] and a group of nationalist Haredi rabbis issued a proclamation calling on the public to participate in the religious, Zionist rally.[75] Other groups, such as the Tzohar and Beit Hillel rabbinical associations,[74] and rabbis from the religious Zionist community (including Haim Druckman)[74][76] opposed the protest. After harsh commentary by a Haredi newspaper about Religious Zionist leader Haim Druckman, Yehoshua Shapira (rabbi of the Ramat Gan yeshiva) and the Association of Community Rabbis (led by Chief Rabbi of Tzfat Shmuel Eliyahu) canceled plans to attend the "million-man march".[77][78] Roads in the capital around the protest area were blocked in the early afternoon, and Route 1, the main highway between the capital and the coast, was closed to private vehicles from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m.[79]

The organizers, who called for a "million-man protest"[32] by men and boys aged nine and older,[80] estimated attendance at 500,000; police estimated a crowd at 300,000.[32] Some believed that 600,000 were present, which led to a public recitation of the Chacham HaRazim blessing.[81][82] All three major Jewish streams (Lithuanian, Hasidic and Sephardic) were represented.[83] The protest drew hundreds of thousands and was one of the largest in Israel's history, although it remained peaceful.[84] There was loudspeaker noise heard across Jerusalem as a result. It was secured by about 3,500 police and other security personnel.[32] No speeches were made at the rally, but at its end statements received by the Council of Torah Sages were read opposing the conscription of yeshiva and kolel students.[85]

2015–2019

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On 2 February 2015, following an incident where an ultra-Orthodox Jew was arrested for refusing to join the Israeli Defense Forces, hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked roads in Israel, in the cities of Ashdod, Hadera, Bnei Brak, Elad and more, About 50 were arrested, a policeman was slightly injured.[86]

On 21 August 2016, following an incident where an ultra-Orthodox Jew was arrested for refusing to join the Israeli Defense Forces, riots were held in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh. stones were thrown at Israeli policeman. 3 were arrested.[87]

On 8 February 2017, ultra-Orthodox Jews from Jerusalem Faction blocked many places in Israel. 3 policeman were injured and 50 protesters were arrested.[88]

On 29 March 2017, ultra-Orthodox Jews from Edah HaChareidis and Jerusalem Faction were in a huge rally against the conscription and arrest of refusers. 30 were arrested.[89]

On 11 June 2017, a rally was held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Close to 20,000 Haredim attended. The speakers included Rabbi Aaron Schechter, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Chaim Berlin, Rabbi Leibish Leiser of Pshevorsk, known as The Pshevorsker Rebbe, one of the most prominent leaders of the Haredi community of Antwerp, Belgium, and Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro, author of The Empty Wagon: Zionism's Journey from Identity Crisis to Identity Theft. A letter was read from Rabbi Aharon Feldman, the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Ner Yisroel in Baltimore, who wasn't able to attend in person. Rabbi Schechter lambasted the attempt to draft Orthodox Jews as an assault on the essential characteristics of religious Jews.

On 26 October 2017, hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews held a protest at Kikar HaShabbat in Jerusalem. 5 were arrested.[90]

On 26 November 2017, ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked Chords Bridge. 36 were arrested.[91]

On 8 March 2018, ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Jerusalem Faction protested in different places in Jerusalem.[92]

On 22 March 2018, ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Jerusalem Faction blocked entrance to Jerusalem. 28 were arrested.[93]

On 5 July 2018, Edah HaChareidis held a protest at Kikar HaShabbat in Jerusalem, chanting "We'll die and not conscript".[94]

On 6 August 2018, 500 ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Jerusalem Faction protested in Bnei Brak. 29 were arrested.[95]

On 7 March 2019, following an incident where an ultra-Orthodox Jew was arrested for refusing to join the Israeli Defense Forces, more than 500 from the Jerusalem Faction blocked main roads in Jerusalem. they changed "We'll die and not conscript". 30 were arrested.[96] On 2 July 2019, following an incident where an ultra-Orthodox Jew was arrested for refusing to join the Israeli Defense Forces, more than 2,000 from the Jerusalem Faction blocked main roads in Jerusalem. 22 were arrested.[97]

2020s

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews hold a sign saying "Jewish military only by the Torah", 2025

On 3 February 2020, hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Jerusalem Faction blocked Israeli Highway 4 in Bnei Brak in solidarity with "conscription refusers".[98][99] 3 policeman were injured and 13 were arrested.[98]

On 22 December 2020, following an incident where an ultra-Orthodox Jew (Shachna Rotenberg) was arrested for refusing to join the Israeli Defense Forces, 2,000 from the Jerusalem Faction blocked Highway 1. one policeman and one protester got injured. 3 were arrested[100]

On 27 December 2020, following an incident where an ultra-Orthodox Jew (Shachna Rotenberg) was arrested for refusing to join the Israeli Defense Forces, more than 1,000 from the Jerusalem Faction blocked Highway 4. 13 protesters were arrested.[101]

On 15 November 2021, ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Jerusalem Faction blocked Israeli Highway 4 in Bar-Ilan Interchange [he].[102] 2 were arrested.[103]

On 6 March 2022, following an incident where an ultra-Orthodox Jew was arrested for refusing to join the Israeli Defense Forces, the Jerusalem Faction protested in Chords Bridge. Israeli politician Yoel Razvozov was stuck in his car because of protesters. 7 were arrested.[104]

On 8 March 2022, following an incident where an ultra-Orthodox Jew was arrested for refusing to join the Israeli Defense Forces, the Jerusalem Faction blocked Israeli Highway 4. 7 were arrested.[105]

On 13 September 2023, following an incident where an ultra-Orthodox Jew was arrested for refusing to join the Israeli Defense Forces, thousands from the Jerusalem Faction blocked the Tel Aviv Light Rail, the entrance to Jerusalem, and Israeli Highway 4 in protests.[106] 3 were arrested.[107]

2024

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In June 2024, Supreme Court ruled to conscript thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews.[108]

  • 3 March - ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Jerusalem Faction blocked Israeli Highway 4 in Bnei Brak with the slogan "We'll die and not conscript".[109]
  • 18 March - ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Jerusalem Faction blocked number of roads in Jerusalem. 1 was arrested.[110]
  • 1 April - ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Jerusalem Faction blocked Israeli Highway 4 in Bnei Brak.[111] 5 were arrested.[112]
  • 11 April - ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Jerusalem Faction blocked IDF Conscription Office in Jerusalem.[113]
  • 2 May - ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked Israeli Highway 4 in Bnei Brak. 6 were arrested.[114]
  • 20 May - ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Jerusalem Faction protested in Bnei Brak.[115]
  • 2 June - ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked cinema city junction in Jerusalem. 6 were arrested.[116]
  • 9 June - ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Jerusalem Faction blocked Israeli Highway 4 on Geha Interchange.[117]
  • 20 June - ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Jerusalem Faction blocked Israeli Highway 4 on Aluf Sade Interchange [he].[118]
  • 27 June - ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked Israeli Highway 4 in Bnei Brak.[119] 32 were arrested.[120]
  • 30 June - Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Jerusalem Faction[121] protested in Jerusalem and stoned Minister of Housing and Construction Yitzhak Goldknopf's vehicle.[122] Others set bins on fire and the Israeli Police dispersed them with a water cannon.[121]
  • 6 August - approximately 500 Haredi Israeli protestors stormed the Tel HaShomer army base in protest of mandatory conscription. Only 8% of summoned Haredi youth appeared on the first day.[123]

Solidarity protests abroad

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On June 9, 2013, a rally was held in Foley Square in Manhattan attended by 20,000–30,000 Haredim.[124][125] Among the speakers was Rabbi Elya Ber Wachtfogel,[126] the rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Moshe in South Fallsburg, N.Y.

On June 27, 2013, Haredim protested in front of the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium against Israel attempting to draft Orthodox yeshiva students.[127][128] The protest was attended by Rabbi Ephraim Padwa, head of The Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations in London, Rabbi Elyakim Schlesinger, a prominent English rosh yeshiva and internationally recognized halachic authority, and Rabbi Leibish Leiser of Pshevorsk from Antwerp, Belgium.[129] A protest in London in 2014 drew 4,000 demonstrators[130]

On 3 March 2014, in response to the promotion of Haredi conscription law by the Shaked Committee, a protest was held in London drawing 4,000 protesters.[130]

On June 11, 2017, a similar rally was held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Close to 20,000 Haredim attended.[131][132] The speakers included Rabbi Aaron Schechter, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Chaim Berlin, Rabbi Leibish Leiser of Pshevorsk, known as The Pshevorsker Rebbe, one of the most prominent leaders of the Haredi community of Antwerp, Belgium, and Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro, author of The Empty Wagon: Zionism's Journey from Identity Crisis to Identity Theft. A letter was read from Rabbi Aharon Feldman, the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Ner Yisroel in Baltimore, who wasn't able to attend in person. Rabbi Schechter lambasted the attempt to draft Orthodox Jews as an assault on the essential characteristics of religious Jews.[133]

See also

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