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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]
The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵלTsva ha-Hagana le-Yisra'el ⓘ, lit.'The Army of the Defense for Israel' ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal ( צה״ל ), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the ...
The Israeli Ground Forces ( Hebrew: זרוע היבשה) are the ground forces of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The commander is the General Officer Commanding with the rank of Major General, the Mazi, subordinate to the Chief of General Staff. An order from Defense Minister David Ben-Gurion on 26 May 1948 officially set up the Israel ...
The basic old age pension is NIS 1,531 per month for an individual. In the case of a couple where one of them is not eligible for an old age pension, the pension is NIS 2,301, composed of the pension for an individual with an increment for the spouse. Upon reaching age 80, this increases to NIS 1,617 for an individual and NIS 2,387 for a couple ...
The Israeli military issued call-up notices to 1,000 members of the ultra-Orthodox community on Sunday in a move meant to bolster the army's ranks but which could further inflame tensions between ...
Since Israel’s founding in 1948, the U.S. has provided Israel with more than $130 billion in security assistance, more than the U.S. has provided to any country in the world. The U.S. currently ...
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 ...
Fixed-term military service has been compulsory in the country since the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948. All citizens over 18 years of age, regardless of gender or ethnicity, are ...