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
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.
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.
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.
The naked truth
As elections approach, anything can happen.
Shabbat coalition crisis won’t be the last
But will the agreement have the desired effect of reducing the Haredi clamor over Shabbat desecration?
Shabbat in Zion
This coalition crisis is not about more money for yeshivot or IDF draft deferrals for yeshiva students.
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.
Haredi disarray: The tensions behind the ultra-orthodox protests
Have we just witnessed a major crack in the ultra-Orthodox edifice, or just temporary disruptions from a handful of extremists?
