KYIV, Sept 14 (Reuters) – European governments should halt welfare benefits to Ukrainian men of military age who are living in their countries, Poland’s foreign minister said, a measure he said would help Ukraine call up more troops to fight … Read More
More than a dozen arrested as ultra-Orthodox rioters descend upon the army’s main draft center, calling police ‘Nazis’ as they violently oppose draft orders Dozens of extreme ultra-Orthodox rioters broke into the Tel Hashomer army base on Tuesday, protesting against … Read More
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem on Sunday during a protest against a Supreme Court orderfor them to begin enlisting for military service. The landmark decision last week ordering the government … Read More
June 25 (UPI) — Israel’s Supreme Court ordered a full draft of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into the country’s military Tuesday and an immediate freeze on government funding of religious educational institutions, or yeshivas, that do not comply. The unanimous decision … Read More
JERUSALEM (AP) — As Israel battles a prolonged war in Gaza, broad exemptions from mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men have reopened a deep divide in the country and rattled the government coalition, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fellow War … Read More
March 14 (UPI) — Denmark plans to conscript women into its military, it defense ministry said, as it seeks to bolster its ranks while strengthening its armed forces. The Nordic nation announced plans Wednesday to implement changes to its conscription policy … Read More