Ultra-Orthodox
Haredi Public's Moti Leitner: Israel’s future is our responsibility, too - opinion
A community must prepare its children for the lives ahead, enable its families to achieve economic independence, and accept its share of responsibility for defending the country.
'We will get them': Haredi Public Party leader vows to help fill IDF manpower shortage
Will this election end the battle over drafting haredi men into the IDF? - analysis
Netanyahu: Arrests of haredi draft evaders 'unacceptable,' undermine IDF enlistment efforts
The hidden economic danger in the Basic Law on Torah Study
Another significant dimension has received almost no attention: the possibility that the law will alter Israel’s national priorities and damage the growth engines on which the Israeli economy depends
Likud MK Kallner opposes criminal arrests for haredi draft evaders, backs economic sanctions
Kallner, a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, told 103FM that he does not think arresting yeshiva students is 'the right way.'
Police remove haredi protesters attempting to block Jerusalem light rail construction
Members of Jerusalem's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community have for weeks attempted to block construction of the light rail on Bar Ilan Street.
Haredi protesters break into Jerusalem Light Rail construction sites, assault workers
In one video seen by The Jerusalem Post, haredi protesters try to push through the fence and get into a physical altercation with construction workers.
Jerusalem cafe will remain open on Shabbat despite ultra-Orthodox protest, owner says
The Jerusalem Post magazine had highlighted Cafe Basimta last week as a new specialty caffeine spot which could serve as a "home away from home" for those seeking a quiet area in Jerusalem.
WATCH: Haredi IDF soldiers graduate Hashmonaim Brigade's first officer training course
The course maintained full IDF standards, including all the instruction given to cadets at the IDF's Officer's School (Bahad 1), and allowed the graduates to maintain their haredi lifestyle.
Israeli military nearing breaking point without more manpower, IDF warns Knesset committee
The reported gap in platoon commanders comes as the military continues to warn of broader manpower shortages across combat formations.
Arad residents protest alleged Gur Hassidic ‘takeover’ of city amid rising violence
A rally is planned in the city for Thursday amid escalating tensions, arrests, and accusations of selective police enforcement.
Knesset passes in first reading bill to enshrine Torah study into Basic Law
The wording in the proposal emphasizes Torah study as “a fundamental value in the heritage of the Jewish people and in the State of Israel.”
Son of rabbi who verbally attacked IDF chief says father receives no state funding whatsoever
This comes after Rabbi Aryeh Yazdi was heard cursing Zamir and calling him “accursed” and “may his name be erased.”
