Coverage dated June 24, 2024 to June 25, 2024

Israel’s high court orders the army to draft ultra-Orthodox men, rattling Netanyahu’s government

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Under longstanding arrangements, ultra-Orthodox men have been exempt from the draft, which is compulsory for most Jewish men and women.

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  1. Local News 8

    Israel may soon draft ultra-Orthodox Jews. What does it mean for the war and Netanyahu? (opens Local News 8)

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    By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli Supreme Court issued a ruling on Tuesday ordering the government to draft ultra-Orthodox Jews into the military. Since Israel’s founding, ultra-Orthodox Jews have been exempt from mandatory military service.

  2. Fox News

    Israel's Supreme Court rules ultra-Orthodox men must serve in military in unanimous decision (opens Fox News)

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    The Israeli Supreme Court ruled unanimously that ultra-Orthodox men must be drafted for military service, as the country's war in Gaza continues.

  3. Newsweek

    Israel's own religious war is deepening as it fights Hamas (opens Newsweek)

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    Ultra-Orthodox Jews known as Haredim were defiant after a Supreme Court ruling that they must join the Israel Defense Forces for the first time

  4. NPR

    Israel's Supreme Court rules to draft ultra-Orthodox men for military service (opens NPR)

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    Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that the country's ultra-Orthodox men must serve in the army. This controversial move could threaten the future of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

  5. Courthouse News Service

    Israel’s high court orders the army to draft ultra-Orthodox men, rattling Netanyahu’s government (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Under longstanding arrangements, ultra-Orthodox men have been exempt from the draft, which is compulsory for most Jewish men and women.

  6. Herald Bulletin

    Israeli supreme court says ultra-Orthodox men must serve in military (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for military service, a decision that could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin

  7. The Daily Caller

    Ultra-Orthodox Jews Must Now Enter Compulsory Military Service, Israel’s Supreme Court Decides In Historic Ruling (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Israel’s ultra-orthodox Jews must be drafted into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the country’s supreme court unanimously decided Tuesday in a historic ruling.

  8. Seattle Times

    Israel’s courts say the military must enlist the ultra-Orthodox. What could that mean for Netanyahu? (opens Seattle Times)

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    The Supreme Court unanimously ordered the government to begin drafted ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into the army.

  9. Seattle Times

    Live: The Latest | Israeli Supreme Court rules that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men (opens Seattle Times)

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    Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for military service.

  10. New York Times

    Israel’s Supreme Court Rules the Military Must Draft Ultra-Orthodox Jews (opens New York Times)

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    The court ruled there was no basis to exempt the ultra-Orthodox from service, a decision that threatened to split Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government amid the war in Gaza.

  11. NBC4 Washington

    Israel's high court rules the military must draft ultra-Orthodox men, rattling Netanyahu's government (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    Under longstanding arrangements, ultra-Orthodox men have been exempt from the draft, which is compulsory for most Jewish men and women

  12. The Hill

    Israeli court rules ultra-Orthodox men must serve in military (opens The Hill)

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    The latest step in the debate regarding ultra-Orthodox military service in Israel could threaten Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.

  13. Moultrie Observer

    The Latest | Israeli Supreme Court rules that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men (opens Moultrie Observer)

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    Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for military service. The decision Tuesday could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s

  14. Delaware Public Media

    Israeli Supreme Court rules that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Israel’s high court ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men — a decision that could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition.

  15. New York Post

    Israel’s high court orders the IDF to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men (opens New York Post)

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    Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for compulsory service, which could lead to the collapse of the reign of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

  16. The Boston Globe

    Israeli supreme court says ultra-Orthodox must serve in military (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The court ruled that in the absence of a law that distinguishes between Jewish seminary students and other draftees, Israel’s compulsory military service system applies to the ultra-Orthodox like any other citizens.

  17. The World from PRX

    Israeli supreme court ends army exemption for ultra-Orthodox men (opens The World from PRX)

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    Israel’s Supreme Court today ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for compulsory service. The landmark decision effectively puts an end to a longstanding exemption for the ultra-Orthodox.

  18. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Israeli army to draft ultra-Orthodox men, rattling Netanyahu’s government (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    The ruling effectively puts an end to a decades-old system that granted ultra-Orthodox men broad exemptions from military service.

  19. Christian Science Monitor

    Israel’s ultra-orthodox men have not had to serve in the army, until now (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Ultra-orthodox men will now be drafted into the Israeli army, the high court ordered on June 25. With Israelis divided over the decision, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition may collapse.

  20. Al-Monitor

    What Israel's Supreme Court ruling to draft ultra-Orthodox means for Netanyahu (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Israel's Supreme Court ruled unanimously that there is no justification for the state to exempt young ultra-Orthodox men from military service.

  21. Al Jazeera

    Israel’s Supreme Court orders conscription for ultra-Orthodox men (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The ruling risks the further destabilisation of Israel’s government, with key religiously conservative parties opposed.

  22. NBC News

    Israel's ultra-Orthodox men must serve in the military, top court rules (opens NBC News)

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    Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that ultra-Orthodox Jewish men must be drafted into the military, a new blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that could lead to the collapse of his increasingly fragile governing coalition.

  23. Los Angeles Times

    Israel's high court orders army to draft ultra-Orthodox men, rattling Netanyahu's government (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The historic ruling effectively puts an end to a decades-old system that granted ultra-Orthodox men broad exemptions from military service.

  24. The Guardian

    Israeli court rules ultra-Orthodox men can be drafted for military service (opens The Guardian)

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    Decision threatens Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government with collapse as Gaza conflict drags on

  25. KTVZ Bend

    Israel’s top court rules ultra-Orthodox Jews must be drafted into military, in blow to Netanyahu (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Mick Krever and Mike Schwartz Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the government to draft ultra-Orthodox Jews into the military, delivering a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that has the potential to unravel his ruling coalition.

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