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US unlikely to sanction Haredi IDF battalion, officials say
24 Apr 2024 12:06 GMT
… Smotrich is not opposed to Jewish terrorists or rioting by extreme … their intentions to sanction the Haredi battalion.
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Haredi, Harvard, Home Front Command: The enigma of Moshe Arbel
22 Apr 2024 16:26 GMT
… served on the Petah Tikva Religious Council and was a Shas … former Sephardi chief rabbi and Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef.
… the details of a specific haredi conscription plan, he added.
… to increased interest by Diaspora Jews in moving to Israel. …
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Haredi minister says gov't should consider extending its term past four-year limit
21 Apr 2024 17:42 GMT
Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf (United Torah Judaism) said in a Sunday interview with Walla that the government should consider extending its term past the date it's set to end in 2026 if the war in Gaza is still ongoing at that point.
"If …
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FORCES: Israeli Haredi Riots
20 Apr 2024 04:46 GMT
… Forces). Yeshiva students, pupils of Jewish religious institutions, have historically been exempt … -Haredi Jews, both male and female, are subject to conscription. This means Jewish … , would help make Haredi more accepting of non-religious Jews. This did not …
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Anti-Israel NGO behind impending US sanctions on IDF battalion
22 Apr 2024 06:22 GMT
… Yehuda is an exclusively male, haredi battalion which, until late 2022 … to politically target the only Jewish state,” he added.
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IDF: Unit Biden admin to sanction is ‘professional, courageous’
21 Apr 2024 15:32 GMT
(April 21, 2024 / JNS)
The Israel Defense Forces is not aware of possible U.S. sanctions against its Netzach Yehuda Infantry Battalion but is monitoring the situation, the military said Sunday, responding to reports that the Biden administration …
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Why Biden’s plan to sanction an IDF battalion could backfire
22 Apr 2024 13:58 GMT
… Jewish men are drafted into the IDF at 18 by law, Haredi … be exposed to women, non-religious Jews and secular ideas. Netzah Yehuda … space’ for Haredi men, with a focus on religious observance and … Youth aren’t Haredi. But many of their religious needs are very …
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US reportedly intends to sanction IDF unit
21 Apr 2024 05:37 GMT
(April 21, 2024 / JNS)
Israeli government officials reacted forcefully on Saturday to reports that the Biden administration intends to sanction the Israel Defense Forces battalion Netzah Yehuda for alleged human rights abuses against Palestinians.
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What is Netzah Yehuda, the Israeli battalion facing possible US sanctions?
25 Apr 2024 12:01 GMT
… to accommodate ultra-Orthodox or Haredi Jews, who refuse to interact with … soldiers due to their strict religious beliefs. The first unit, known …
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Report: US Declines to Impose Sanctions on IDF’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion
25 Apr 2024 09:35 GMT
… battalion, comprised exclusively of Orthodox Jewish male soldiers.
“Over the past … a leading battalion that integrates haredi soldiers in the IDF,” the …