Haredi demographics
Equality requires universal draft, participation in economy and workforce, MK Liberman says
Ultra-Orthodox populations must join not just the military but the workforce if Israel wants to have a sustainable economic future, Liberman said at the Ogen Conference.
Coalition, opposition spar as preliminary vote on haredi daycare bill nears
A country at a crossroads: The issue of Haredi IDF service post-October 7 - analysis
Post-October 7: What does a haredi IDF draft look like?
Ultra-Orthodox: 50 shades of black
It is incumbent on the non-ultra-Orthodox to reach out to the Haredim with wisdom, understanding and patience to gently encourage integrating their young people into modern life.
Activists in Ashdod fight increased Shabbat restrictions
Ashdod is 20% Haredi, but members of that demographic hold over 30% of seats in the city's municipal council
Ultra-Orthodox and affirmative action: Justice and not charity
For the ultra-Orthodox sector and for us as a society, justice is not charity.
Haredi population tops one million
There is a record low in the poverty rate for the Haredi sector, having diminished from 58% in 2005, reflecting increased integration of Haredi men and women into the work force in recent years.
Haredi woman, 42, in Jerusalem gives birth to her 20th child
A 42-year-old ultra-Orthodox woman and grandmother from Jerusalem gave birth to her 20th child
Petition for Haredi women representation in Haredi parties advances
Women do not have the ability to join as Haredi party members so they do not have the ability to hold formal office within the party or stand as candidates.
New civil service recruits will be Haredi under new guidlines
Some seven percent of the workforce is Haredi, but although no hard statistics are available, it is thought that the representation of Haredim in the civil service is exceedingly low.
Neighborhoods & young people
When studying the concentrations of people aged 20 to 34, it emerges that the areas they prefer are the various parts of Nahlaot and the center of the city.
New IDF directorate established to increase numbers of haredi enlistees
“Whoever wants to learn Torah should continue to do so, we don’t want to carry out belligerent operations here, we want to help those interested in serving but who don’t have the right information."
Haredi extremists defy court orders, put up controversial modesty signs
Haredi extremists put the signs in question back up after the court ordered their removal, to the outrage of many female activists who deem the signs to be demeaning and wrong.
