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
Haredi protests in Jerusalem continue against light rail construction
The protesters, numbering in the hundreds, at Bar Ilan Junction, burned garbage cans and blocked the road, as well as damaged passing vehicles and the current construction areas of the light rail.
COVID-19 highlights the haredi fissure in Israeli society - analysis
Deri realizes that the type of behavior being broadcast nightly into the homes of frustrated and angry Israelis could lead to a backlash against the haredi public.
COVID haredi unit head: Enforcement ineffective
Speaking in an online press conference, Numa said infection rates in the ultra-Orthodox sector now account for a quarter of all infections.
One in every 132 haredim over 65 in Israel has died from coronavirus
This is compared with one in 475 adults over 65 among the general population.
Haredi rabbis back vaccine to return to religious normality - analysis
Health Ministry spokesman says there is ‘huge demand’ for vaccine among eligible members of ultra-Orthodox community
Rabbi Gershon Edelstein gets vaccinated, calls on public to do the same
Rabbi Edelstein, 97, heads the Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak and serves as leader of the Degel HaTorah political party.
After peace abroad, Israel needs peace at home - opinion
Does our government invest even a fraction of what it invests in peace with Arab states in the reconciliation that is needed between Israelis and the different sectors that make up this country?
How will the ultra-Orthodox community respond to coronavirus vaccines?
Although ultra-Orthodox Israelis do in general get standard vaccines, the new coronavirus vaccine may not gain automatic traction in the community or its leadership.
Biton to ultra-Orthodox IDF soldiers: You are modern Maccabees
Minister Michael Biton also said that the Defense Ministry intends to expand the program for ultra-Orthodox draft.
Bnei Brak infection rate plummets
The city has had more than 25,000 infections, and 143 have died from COVID-19. But now, instead of being in the top 10 for infection rates, it is No. 93.
