The base is designed to bring together all existing Haredi service tracks within the army: the Hashmonaim Brigade, the Haredi Paratroopers track, the Netzach Yehuda battalion, and additional Haredi support and combat support tracks.
The new factory is intended to dramatically shorten production timelines for small, low‑cost interceptor and strike drones that can be deployed rapidly by frontline units.
As Haredi enlistment grows secular enlistment drops.
Seven yeshivas with over 3000 students.
‘I used to wonder if I would have the courage to respond if I ever encountered a terrorist attack.’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition faces continued instability over the passage of a draft exemption law for yeshiva students.
Zamir said the Hasmonean Brigade is a testament to the compatibility between an ultra-Orthodox lifestyle and military service, assuring them that anyone who enlists as Haredi will remain Haredi.
In tandem with the recruitment push, the IDF completed the issuance of approximately 7,000 recruitment orders to non-commissioned officers from the Haredi sector, targeting future enlistment cycles.
