Ultra-Orthodox
Bnei Brak clashes reflect long-building tensions within haredi society, researcher says - interview
An Israel Democracy Institute researcher says the violence reflects long-standing shifts within haredi society and mounting friction over IDF conscription.
Haredi chickens come home to roost - opinion
WATCH: Israel Police rescue two female IDF soldiers chased by ultra-Orthodox mob in Bnei Brak
Socioeconomic intervention needed to save haredi periphery towns - opinion
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest infants' autopsies in Jerusalem daycare disaster
Police arrested the daycare owner and the caregiver in charge following initial questioning, and both will be brought before a judge on Tuesday as the investigation continues.
Israel Police arrest Jerusalem daycare owner, caregiver in charge where two babies died
The court ordered the autopsy, demanded by the Attorney-General's office and the police, while the family of the victims will be able to appeal the decision on Tuesday.
IDF draft equality is minimum condition to restore Israeli solidarity - editorial
The Israel-Hamas War did not only take bodies; it took spirit. It took marriages, jobs, sleep, and the sense that someone competent is steering.
Growing contradictions at the heart of Israel’s liberal camp - opinion
Israeli liberal leaders push policies that clash with democratic principles, showing differing ways of how they treat different communities.
Haredi protesters attack bus driver during protest in northern Jerusalem
The haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protest was against the IDF draft.
From food to film: What an Indian thinks of kugel - opinion
The series created by Yehonatan Indursky, is an introspective work that uses the everyday textures of ultra-Orthodox Jewish life to tell a story about belonging, compromise, and emotional inheritance
IDF cancels ultra-Orthodox Hashmonaim Brigade event for parents in Bnei Brak after haredi riot
The event was interrupted by a group of several dozen haredi extremists associated with the Jerusalem faction, who tried to break into the compound where the event was being held.
High Court to Israeli gov't: Disclose details on ultra-Orthodox school funding within 10 days
The ruling came in response to a petition that challenges the continued funding of the two main party-linked haredi school networks amid concerns over budgetary transfers to the networks.
Jerusalem court sends senior Lev Tahor cult leader Elazar Rumpler to prison in child abuse case
Elazar Rumpler, a Lev Tahor haredi cult leader, was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay a total of NIS 22,000 in fines and compensation for assaulting a 10-year-old child.
Knesset stole billions from Israelis to fund haredi schools, Lapid claims
“The money was transferred to schools that do not teach the core curriculum, that are subject to no oversight of any kind, in violation of the law,” Lapid said.
