Haredi news

A-G to High Court: Gov’t has not adopted economic sanctions plan against haredi draft dodgers

The Attorney-General warned the High Court that the government failed to plan for revoking benefits from Haredi draft evaders, despite data showing financial sanctions increased enlistment rates.

 Ultra-Orthodox Jews clash with police outside the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, central Israel, April 28, 2025
Caps with slogans supporting Greenland are on display in a clothing store in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 20, 2026.

Supreme Court decision on baby autopsy, Trump’s Greenland texts under scrutiny

Jewish men pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, October 1, 2024

The Haredi Debate: Where do we stand?

Police declared the haredi protests illegal.

Haredi protesters block Jerusalem highway in protest against draft-dodger arrest orders


Temech’s Jerusalem conference helps haredi women open small businesses

The conference was geared toward women who are running businesses or seeking to establish one.

ULTRA-ORTHODOX WOMEN network at the Jerusalem International Convention Center yesterday

Haredim ramp up attacks on police in Mea She’arim

Over the past four years, extremists have been waging a campaign of incitement against ultra-Orthodox men enlisting in the IDF in order to delegitimize and halt the growing number of such enlistees.

ULTRA-ORTHODOX MEN clash with police in the capital’s Mea She’arim neighborhood yesterday.

'Kill next woman soldier you see' reads flier against haredi IDF service

Separate flier promises ultra-Orthodox children NIS 800 for verbally abusing haredi soldiers.

'Kill next woman soldier you see' says flier against haredi IDF service

Haredi extremists burn haredi IDF soldier in effigy... again

The effigy was complete with an IDF uniform and equipment, a beard and tzitzit, and was burned alongside numerous Israeli flags in the festive bonfires.

Haredi extremists burn haredi IDF soldier in effigy

Analysis: Temper tantrum of haredi faction a call for attention, relevance

Anyone failing to report for IDF preliminary processing is considered by law to be a deserter and liable to arrest by the military police.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters take part in a demonstration against members of their community serving in the Israeli army, in Jerusalem

Haredim stage mass protest over draft arrests

Thousands of haredi men from the radical group The Jerusalem Faction took to the streets on Tuesday night to protest recent draft arrests.

ULTRA-ORTHODOX protesters take part in a demonstration in Jerusalem last night against yeshiva students serving in the army.

MK Gafni: We have no problem with elections, we even might benefit from that

Gafni pointed out that for a country that faces such big challenges and major problems, going to elections due to a dispute over the IBA and the IBC is outrageous and irresponsible.

Moshe Gafni

The new haredim

Technology and economic realities are having a profound impact on the haredi community. Will the resulting changes make it weaker or stronger?

Avigayil Heilbronn-Karlinsky

Group calls for harassment against haredi soldiers to end

A campaign of harassment and shaming has been waged by radical ultra-Orthodox groups against haredi IDF soldiers and their recruiters.

Haredi soldier

UK police called after haredi men cause ruckus on flight from Israel

Passengers said the rowdy offenders repeatedly rang service buttons, angering both staff and passengers.

Easyjet Airlines