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New Bill Aims to Draft 10,000 Haredi Men

11/17/2025

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Boaz Bismuth, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, announced a bill regulating ultra-Orthodox conscription.
The bill would keep full-time yeshiva students exempt from IDF service.
It aims to draft 50% of eligible Haredi men not studying Talmud over five years.
Sanctions will be imposed on those who refuse enlistment.
The bill's passage is expected to lead to the conscription of 10,000 Haredim within two years.

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Story summary

Boaz Bismuth, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, announced a bill regulating ultra-Orthodox conscription.
The bill would keep full-time yeshiva students exempt from IDF service.
It aims to draft 50% of eligible Haredi men not studying Talmud over five years.
Sanctions will be imposed on those who refuse enlistment.
The bill's passage is expected to lead to the conscription of 10,000 Haredim within two years.