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IDF Chief Warns Reserves Could Collapse Without Longer Conscription

The army’s top officer urged lawmakers to extend mandatory service to 36 months to prevent a steep drop in combat strength.

Trump Says He Would Have “Won Vietnam Very Quickly” in CNBC Interview

Germany Shelves Bundeswehr Travel-Permission Rule With Blanket Order

Germany Requires Bundeswehr Approval for Long Trips by Men 17–45

Bismuth Revives IDF Draft Overhaul With Three-Law Manpower Package

Knesset Legal Adviser Pushes Tougher Draft Penalties, Freezing Chareidi Talks

Germany Sends 40,000 Military Service Questionnaires as Pistorius Expresses Confidence Without Conscription

Recordings of Senior Haredi Rabbis Cast Israel Draft Bill as a Stalling Tactic

Bennett Unveils Servicemembers’ Law, Vows Day-One Repeal of Draft Bill

Germany Approves Service Law Reviving Musterung, Launching 2026 Registration

Knesset Legal Adviser Rejects Civil-Security Track in Haredi Draft Bill as IDF Questions Its Value

Bundestag Approves Military Service Overhaul With Conscription Backstop

Germany Passes Voluntary Military Service Law With Option for Limited Draft

Knesset Panel Fast-Tracks Draft Law as Coalition Resistance Intensifies

Knesset Chair Unveils Draft Haredi Conscription Bill With Quotas and Sanctions

Germany Unveils Phased Military Service Plan With Mandatory Screening and Conditional Draft

Belgium Invites 149,000 Teens to Apply for Paid Year of Voluntary Military Service

Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch Backs Advancing Bismuth Draft Law, Pending Changes

Pistorius Pushes Wehrdienst Law by Year’s End, Rejects Lottery in Plan for Nationwide Muster

Germany Approves Draft Law to Reintroduce Military Service With Voluntary Start and Trigger for Conscription