Amidst a public debate about the justification for the decades-long blanket exemption from IDF service for haredi men, the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee (FADC) debated on Monday a bill to lengthen the age of exemption for reservists by one year. The bill’s intent is to preserve the current array of reservists at … Read more
The IDF revealed on Friday that in the municipal elections slated for January 30, 1,829 candidates are active reservists, hundreds of which will not be able to be released in time. The government was set to discuss another postponement of the elections as a result of these circumstances next week. Against the backdrop of … Read more
Opposition leader Yair Lapid introduced a detailed plan on Monday to aid reservists and their families financially. The Yesh Atid leader presented his plan during a press conference prior to a faction meeting. The plan begins with raising the salaries and bonuses for reservists. Lapid proposed to raise the minimum wage for reservists, which … Read more
Religious Zionist Party (RZP) MK Ohad Tal started collecting signatures from other MKs on Tuesday for a bill that would postpone the municipal elections again. The elections, which were supposed to take place toward the end of October, were delayed until January 30, when the Swords of Iron War began on October 7. The … Read more
Far-right National Missions Minister Orit Struk attacked IDF reserves officers for their “fat pockets [stuffed with money]” in an interview with N12 on Tuesday. Struk made the comment while being asked about the hundreds of millions of shekels being added to her ministry in the amended 2023 budget for uses like “family purity” counseling … Read more
