Haredi demographics
Cutting support for Haredi families would weaken Israel’s demographic resilience, economy - opinion
Population decline can create a feedback loop. As populations shrink, the burden on younger generations grows, making it harder for young couples to raise families.
National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds
Likud MK Kallner opposes criminal arrests for haredi draft evaders, backs economic sanctions
Equality requires universal draft, participation in economy and workforce, MK Liberman says
Just the Facts: The haredi vote
Haredi population projections to be less than previous estimates
“Forecasts based on natural growth rates, which do not take other factors into account, should be treated cautiously."
The balanced policy:
The key to ultra-Orthodox integration
Ultra-Orthodox: 50 shades of black
It is incumbent on the non-ultra-Orthodox to reach out to the Haredim with wisdom, understanding and patience to gently encourage integrating their young people into modern life.
Activists in Ashdod fight increased Shabbat restrictions
Ashdod is 20% Haredi, but members of that demographic hold over 30% of seats in the city's municipal council
Ultra-Orthodox and affirmative action: Justice and not charity
For the ultra-Orthodox sector and for us as a society, justice is not charity.
Haredi population tops one million
There is a record low in the poverty rate for the Haredi sector, having diminished from 58% in 2005, reflecting increased integration of Haredi men and women into the work force in recent years.
Haredi woman, 42, in Jerusalem gives birth to her 20th child
A 42-year-old ultra-Orthodox woman and grandmother from Jerusalem gave birth to her 20th child
Petition for Haredi women representation in Haredi parties advances
Women do not have the ability to join as Haredi party members so they do not have the ability to hold formal office within the party or stand as candidates.
New civil service recruits will be Haredi under new guidlines
Some seven percent of the workforce is Haredi, but although no hard statistics are available, it is thought that the representation of Haredim in the civil service is exceedingly low.
