"Together with the chief of staff, I am working every day to find the way to unite everyone," the defense minister told new recruits at Tel Hashomer.
Maj.-Gen. Yaniv Asur: We have much more in common and which connects and unites us, along with love and kinship, than there is which separates and divides us.
As the haredi draft law expires, controversy over military conscription intensifies, with arguments of discrimination and a cabinet plan for a new draft bill.
Movement for Quality of Government appeals to Supreme Court against gov't decision not to enforce haredi conscription.
Yes, the overall percentage of those inducted into the army is declining, but it still remains high throughout Israel.
Controversy looms over lowering the age of military exemption for Israel's yeshiva students.
Haredi MKs questioned the legitimacy of the bakery's kashrut as it is chaired by Bar Lev, and claimed that the former minister "has no respect for the Torah."
Dozens of demonstrations are expected in towns and cities and on roads and bridges across the country, from Kiryat Shmona to Eilat.
Ben-Gvir claimed that he wanted to enlist in the IDF, but the IDF wouldn't allow him to.
Israel cannot allow the People’s Army model to be undermined. It is vital to both the security and social cohesion of the state.