Haredi population in israel
'We have prayer, we are serving, we are dying': IDF reservists frustrated over haredi draft issue
“My unit has done five rounds. We have lost three guys - three were killed in an ambush last year. We have wounded. You should know that our company of 80 guys, the majority are now religious.”
'Poking a finger in whole country’s eye': Haredi anti-draft protests frustrate Jerusalemites
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox face arrest for draft evasion in IDF crackdown
338 haredim join IDF's special new tracks, compared to 10,000 summoned
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.
State Attorney bans haredi protests outside IDF officers' homes
The ban comes following an aggressive campaign by haredi extremists against Orthodox men who enlist in the IDF.
Liberman praises IDF service by religious women, pans Orthodox dodgers
Israeli defense ministers says practice of permanent Torah study by Orthodox Jews at expense of army service, employment reflects "fake reality."
Haredi, Arab populations grow in Jerusalem as overall growth declines
Approximately 18,000 residents moved out of Jerusalem in 2015, while 8,200 ultra-Orthodox and 7,800 Arabs moved in.
Spitting, harassment a matter of course in Beit Shemesh neighborhood
Non-haredi residents face threats when walking through Ramat Beit Shemesh Bet neighborhood.
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 schoolbooks promote isolation, suspicion of outside world, says NGO
The report notes that tolerance and respect towards “the individual other” is expressed in haredi school textbooks.
The ultra-Orthodox community's new trend: From isolationism to involvement
In 2017, we have to ask: Who is ultra-Orthodox? What are the boundaries of ultra-Orthodox society? What are the boundaries of ultra-Orthodox identity within the Israeli sphere?
Haredi leaders concede no dramatic changes on Shabbat status quo in Jerusalem
A committee was established by the municipality a month ago to look into the issue.
MK denounces gov’t over rise in yeshiva students, unemployed haredi men
The Knesset approved a budget increase for yeshivas, which Levi denounces as a "foolish decision."