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Plan Proposes Haredi Tech Academies to Ease IDF Shortages

8/24/2026

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The author proposes pre-military tech academies for Haredi men 18-24, similar to hesder yeshivot.
Israel’s government faces a deadlock over Haredi conscription after the Tal Law was annulled.
Haredi Jews comprise about 12.5 percent of Israel’s population, roughly 1.3 million people.
About 82 percent of Haredi women work, many in high-tech, reducing poverty.
Graduates would join IDF tech units in gender-segregated, kashrut-observant settings, easing talent shortages.

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Story summary

The author proposes pre-military tech academies for Haredi men 18-24, similar to hesder yeshivot.
Israel’s government faces a deadlock over Haredi conscription after the Tal Law was annulled.
Haredi Jews comprise about 12.5 percent of Israel’s population, roughly 1.3 million people.
About 82 percent of Haredi women work, many in high-tech, reducing poverty.
Graduates would join IDF tech units in gender-segregated, kashrut-observant settings, easing talent shortages.