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.
Supreme Court decision on baby autopsy, Trump’s Greenland texts under scrutiny
The Haredi Debate: Where do we stand?
Haredi protesters block Jerusalem highway in protest against draft-dodger arrest orders
Misjudging their own power
If Litzman carries out his threat to resign due to Israel Railways work on Shabbat, it will be yet another example of the failure of the haredi parties to realize the limits of their own power.
This week in Jerusalem:
Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs
WATCH: Police suppress Haredi draft protest with skunk water, force
Police have employed skunk water and other physical methods to disperse the crowds and have arrested at least 25 men so far.
Haredi soldier wins NIS 500k in suit against extremist haredi harassers
Radical elements in the Haredi community have waged a vitriolic campaign of incitement and harassment against haredi IDF officers in the past few years.
Leader of Haredi world Rabbi Shteinman released from hospital
WATCH: Thousands of ultra-Orthodox take to the streets to protest IDF draft
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox men blocked main traffic arteries to protest the arrest of religious men who defied draft warrants by the IDF.
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."
Hasidic men aboard flight cover Drew Barrymore film with blankets
The movie in question was the 2007 Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore film Music and Lyrics.
Haredi leadership furious over police behavior during enlistment demonstration
Video footage emerged of police personnel dragging haredi men by their peot, or sidelocks, shoving them to the ground seemingly unprovoked.
Shas, UTJ lawmakers fight to prevent court from killing haredi military exemption
The newest development in the crisis that ensued after the High Court's decision to make Israel draft a new law or else draft all the haredim.
