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Additionally, Arab citizens of Israel (who constitute about 21% of the Israeli population) are also exempted from military service. This exemption does not originate via Israeli statutory law, but is instead based on the guidelines of the IDF Human Resource Department, issued under the IDF's discretionary powers pursuant to the law. [ 3]
Conscription. Since the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948, fixed-term military service has been compulsory in Israel. The draft laws of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) only apply to Jews (males and females ), Druze (males only), and Circassians (males only). Because the Druze and Circassian communities are less populous, their women ...
The Israeli Security Service Law, also known as the Israeli Defense Service Law, regulates conscription into military service for citizens of Israel. The Security Service Law, enacted in 1986 and replacing the Security Service Act of 1949, [ 1] made conscription a national routine rather than only requiring military draft during national ...
June 27, 2024 at 5:15 PM. BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours on Thursday to protest a recent Supreme Court ...
The Israeli military is set to issue call-up notices to 1,000 members of the Ultra Orthodox Haredi community on Sunday in the latest step in a long-running and divisive battle over conscripting ...
The Israeli government's security cabinet has approved a plan to extend compulsory military service for men to 36 months from the current 32 months, Israel's Ynet news outlet reported on Friday.
Citizens of Israel have refused to serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) or have disobeyed orders on the grounds of pacifism, antimilitarism, religious philosophy, or political disagreement with Israeli policy such as its occupation of the West Bank. [1] [2] Conscientious objectors in Israel are known as sarvanim (in Hebrew סרבנים ...
Military service is compulsory for most Jewish men and women, who serve three and two years, respectively, in active duty, as well as reserve duty until around age 40.