conscription Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/conscription/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:13:37 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Survey reveals surge in israeli support for orthodox military conscription https://www.jwire.com.au/survey-reveals-surge-in-israeli-support-for-orthodox-military-conscription/ https://www.jwire.com.au/survey-reveals-surge-in-israeli-support-for-orthodox-military-conscription/#respond Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:12:53 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=165143 The Israeli public is shifting decisively in favour of integrating Orthodox Jews into military service, according to a survey presented by the Israel Democracy Institute at its conference on Tuesday. The survey, which sampled 756 Israelis aged 18 and older during November, found growing dissatisfaction with current exemptions for the Haredi community and heightened support […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/survey-reveals-surge-in-israeli-support-for-orthodox-military-conscription/feed/ 0 165143 Two-week reprieve on Orthodox army exemptions https://www.jwire.com.au/two-week-reprieve-on-orthodox-army-exemptions/ https://www.jwire.com.au/two-week-reprieve-on-orthodox-army-exemptions/#respond Fri, 03 May 2024 00:42:03 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=158009 Israel’s High Court of Justice on Thursday gave the government a two-week reprieve to present its plan to conscript the country’s Orthodox community into military service. Acting Supreme President Uzi Vogelman ruled that the government must present its plans to the High Court by May 16. Activists petitioned the court to end draft exemptions for […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/two-week-reprieve-on-orthodox-army-exemptions/feed/ 0 158009 ‘Storm over ultra-Orthodox recruitment won’t topple Netanyahu’ https://www.jwire.com.au/storm-over-ultra-orthodox-recruitment-wont-topple-netanyahu/ https://www.jwire.com.au/storm-over-ultra-orthodox-recruitment-wont-topple-netanyahu/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2024 01:55:05 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=157129 The issue of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) army enlistment reached a boiling point this week as the Netanyahu government failed, despite feverish efforts, to draft legislation to address the issue before a High Court-mandated Wednesday deadline. In a last-minute maneuver, the government requested a half-day extension to file its final response. The court hasn’t yet responded, as […]

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