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Israeli reservists face growing strain as extended deployments in Gaza take a toll on their lives and commitments. With Israel renewing its genocidal onslaught on the Gaza Strip, defense analysts, and reservists “have begun to […]
Israeli officials are grappling with the ongoing challenge of integrating the Haredi community into military service, as new data reveals minimal enlistment despite mass draft orders. The Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom has published new data […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In June, Israel’s Supreme Court mandated that the government must draft all citizens, including religious Jews. The leader of Israel’s Shas Party has threatened to dissolve Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Haredi Jews in Israel clashed with police during a protest against the Israeli government’s plans to mandate military service for their community. Dozens of Ultra-Orthodox Jews clashed with Israeli police […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff No specific timeline for submitting these bills has been disclosed, and the government has yet to comment on the matter. Religious parties in Israel are preparing to introduce a bill […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The opposition leader said that if they refuse to enlist ‘they should not receive budgets, they should not get passports, and they should not be allowed to travel to Uman […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff This push comes amid a severe shortage of soldiers caused by the prolonged war, high casualty rates, and the military’s need to expand recruitment by approximately 10,000 soldiers annually. The […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff There is a decline of 15 to 25 percent in reservists willing to report to a new round of duty including in combat units fighting in Gaza and South Lebanon, […]
By Romana Rubeo The reason behind these measures, Calcalist noted, “is the lack of soldiers due to the protracted war, the large number of casualties and the need to expand the recruitment”. The Israeli […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In June, Israel’s Supreme Court mandated the drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews, or Haredi, into the army and banned financial aid to religious institutions whose students refused military service. Dozens of […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli army has failed to recruit hundreds of young ultra-Orthodox Haredi Jews for military service as scores protested against compulsory enlistment, according to Israeli media. Only 48 draftees showed […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Anyone who receives a notification to enlist must tear it and not go.” Israel’s former Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef has urged Jewish ultra-Orthodox students, known as Haredi Yeshiva students, […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Last month, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that the Haredi must be conscripted into the army and that financial aid should be withheld from religious institutions whose students do not comply […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In a landmark decision that could significantly impact Israel’s political scene, the country’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Tuesday that ultra-Orthodox Jews must be included in the military draft. All […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Amsalem filed the “highly unusual” petition amid the ongoing debate over whether ultra-Orthodox Jews should be mandated to serve in the military. Israel’s High Court of Justice has rejected a […]
By Robert Inlakesh The Haredim, or Ultra-Orthodox Jews, are crucial to the Israeli state model in a number of ways, yet, in others, are antithetical to the Zionist mission. Although Ultra-Orthodox Jews hold Israel’s highest […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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