Ultra-Orthodox
Israel urges rabbis to help stop Iranian spy recruitment after dozens of indictments - report
Iranian agents use a simple recruitment method, relying on "fishing expeditions and luck," gradually escalating their demands in exchange for "easy" money.
Grapevine: Vexing logistics
Haredi leaders, Yahya Sinwar: Different ideologies, the same refusal to face reality - opinion
High Court names nine-justice panel to hear petitions on law halting arrest of haredi draft dodgers
Shin Bet investigates haredi protests amid concerns over threats to government sites - report
The Shin Bet is investigating haredi anti-conscription protests after multiple disruptive incidents, amid concerns that future demonstrations could threaten government sites or officials.
Grapevine: Fiscal support for the ultra-Orthodox
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Haredi protesters block Jerusalem road over false reports of draft dodger arrest
In addition, Jerusalem District Police raided the homes of suspects connected to the June 1 haredi riots in Beit Shemesh.
Haredi parties to advance bill granting draft evaders equal rights to IDF soldiers
Shas party leader Arye Deri demanded that the legislation be rapidly advanced, and it is expected to be brought to the Knesset’s plenum for its preliminary reading this week.
Deri says Shas supports draft evaders during prison visit, calls to add Torah study to Basic Law
The visit was made to the Neve Tzedek Military Prison, and Deri was accompanied by other lawmakers from his party, including MK Michael Malkieli and Haim Biton.
'This was not a demonstration, it was a pogrom,' says Council leader, Sohlberg's friend Moskowitz
Tomer Moskowitz, a friend of Sohlberg, told 103FM that "anyone could feel their life in danger in a situation like this," and that it could have ended completely differently.
Israel is taxing its future to subsidize those who do not serve - opinion
The burden of war falls on young reservists, while Israel's budget rewards those who do not share the sacrifice.
Israel must stop tolerating anti-draft anarchy - opinion
The young men and women who put their lives on the line for all of us, including the yeshiva students, display more courage by realizing that a nation that will not defend itself is not worth saving.
Criticizing haredim is not antisemitism, and calling it that is dangerous - opinion
As the most visibly Jewish community in Israel, haredim face a reality mirrored on the streets of Brooklyn and London: those who look the “most Jewish” are often the most targeted.
Man attacked by haredi protesters outside Jerusalem police station after Sohlberg rioters arrested
The man, uninvolved in the protest, was pushed to the ground and suffered a head wound, Ynet reported.
