Haredim
Lapid unveils plan to improve education system, demands Education Minstry portfolio in next gov't
The proposal is divided into five chapters and centers on improving conditions for both teachers and students through an investment of billions of shekels in the education system.
Haredi demonstrations and farmer protests
IDF warns of manpower crisis if ultra-Orthodox Jews not drafted by March
A-G Baharav-Miara says gov’t is violating ruling on haredi conscription as enforcement plan stalls
We say we want haredim to join the IDF, but do we mean it? - opinion
The task is not only how to encourage ultra-Orthodox Jews to embrace the IDF, but also how to encourage the IDF to embrace ultra-Orthodox Jews.
Opposition's Knesset dispersal bill fails after Edelstein, haredim reach draft bill agreement
When the opposition called for the vote, Deputy Minister Yaakov Tesler and MK Moshe Roth of Agudat Yisrael voted in favor of dissolving the Knesset.
Knesset dispersal postponed after agreement between Edelstein, haredi leaders
This decision came after MK Moshe Gafni reported on the results of the negotiations between Netanyahu and Edelstein to Rabbi Hirsch.
Over 50,000 IDF draft orders to ultra-Orthodox Jews scheduled for July
The announcement means that the IDF will be summoning the entire "pool" of eligible haredi men, in addition to the 24,000 haredim who already received initial draft orders since July 2024.
Netanyahu using Iran tension, threats to try and stop Knesset dispersion vote
The vote to dissolve the Knesset is expected to happen around 10 p.m. after opposition party heads unanimously agreed to vote on the issue.
Opposition leaders announce they will go through with Knesset dispersal vote
Despite public announcements that they would support the dispersal bill, haredi politicians were slightly more hesitant on Tuesday night as to whether they would follow through on their threat.
Over 50,000 draft orders to be sent to yeshiva students this July, A-G announces
The government has sent out draft orders to 24,000 out of the approximately 80,000 eligible haredi men.
No more excuses: It's time for haredi Jews to serve in the IDF - editorial
Zionism is not a secular ideology to be shunned; it is the modern manifestation of a 2,000-year-old hope. What could be more Torah-true than helping defend Jewish life in the land of our ancestors?
Leading rabbi to instruct ultra-Orthodox faction to exit Netanyahu's coalition
Haredi leader hints at coalition exit over IDF draft bill delays, potentially collapsing the government.
Netanyahu's coalition removes all legislation again amid haredi boycott
The boycott is over the government’s delay in advancing a law that will likely exempt a majority of military-age haredi men from IDF service.
