Haredi

Social Equality Ministry to help ex-Haredim draft to IDF

The program lasts four weeks and includes full room and board.

Secular unease at municipal elections results in Jerusalem, fear of change in city governance

A Tale of Two Jerusalems: Secular Unease Rising as ultra-Orthodox parties win over half the seats in Jerusalem’s City Council, indicating a potential change in the city’s governance.

By SIMCHA PASKO/THE MEDIA LINE
05/03/2024
 Ultra-Orthodox Jews block a road during a protest outside the city of Bnei Brak, March 3, 2024

Israel's haredi IDF draft bill expected to advance in Knesset this week

The public debate over the haredi exemption from IDF service broke out after the government last month announced its plan to extend mandatory and reserve duties for current soldiers in order to fill

 Ultra-Orthodox Jews block a road during a protest outside the city of Bnei Brak, March 3, 2024

Ultra-Orthodox Jews block Israeli highway in protest of IDF draft

The protesters can be seen blocking vehicles and clashing with police officers at the intersection near the Coca-Cola factory in Bnei Brak in footage shared on social media.

Haredi leadership needs a solution for draft crisis

If we force this upon the haredi community, they will do everything in their power to fight against these laws.

01/03/2024
 Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference on February 29, 2024

Netanyahu: Pass haredi draft law compromise, otherwise election ends war

"What is the utility of general elections now?" asked Netanyahu. "General election means the end of the war."

Ultra-Orthodox Jews must be drafted by IDF, Israel's defense minister says

Defense Minister Gallant: "If a wide consensus is not achieved, I will not be submitting the conscription law at the behest of the Defense Ministry."

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