Haredi
Study shows how Israel's economy funnels money to ultra-Orthodox families through benefit programs
The study, titled "On Taxes and Wonders," mapped, for the first time comprehensively, all that Israeli citizens give to the state and all that they receive from it.
High Court: Israeli gov't must explain why it funds haredi schools without core studies
Beyond the Headlines: What do people say after keeping Shabbat for the first time? - opinion
Bnei Brak clashes reflect long-building tensions within haredi society, researcher says - interview
IDF draft equality is minimum condition to restore Israeli solidarity - editorial
The Israel-Hamas War did not only take bodies; it took spirit. It took marriages, jobs, sleep, and the sense that someone competent is steering.
Growing contradictions at the heart of Israel’s liberal camp - opinion
Israeli liberal leaders push policies that clash with democratic principles, showing differing ways of how they treat different communities.
Haredi protesters attack bus driver during protest in northern Jerusalem
The haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protest was against the IDF draft.
Knesset legal advisor demands Finance Ministry probe into unauthorized fund transfers
The demand was made following a High Court of Justice hearing on petitions challenging the government’s transfer of more than NIS 1 billion in earmarked funds to haredi schools.
High Court to Israeli gov't: Disclose details on ultra-Orthodox school funding within 10 days
The ruling came in response to a petition that challenges the continued funding of the two main party-linked haredi school networks amid concerns over budgetary transfers to the networks.
Grapevine, January 9, 2025: An embassy row in Jerusalem?
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Maduro's downfall: Was the US capture of Maduro legal?
In this week's The Deep Dive, Jacob Laznik analyzes the unprecedented US capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Jerusalem court sends senior Lev Tahor cult leader Elazar Rumpler to prison in child abuse case
Elazar Rumpler, a Lev Tahor haredi cult leader, was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay a total of NIS 22,000 in fines and compensation for assaulting a 10-year-old child.
Knesset stole billions from Israelis to fund haredi schools, Lapid claims
“The money was transferred to schools that do not teach the core curriculum, that are subject to no oversight of any kind, in violation of the law,” Lapid said.
Israel must halt funding of haredi schools lacking legal standards, court rules
In the opinion sent to Education Minister Yoav Kisch, the Attorney-General’s Office stated that the continued funding of institutions that do not meet statutory obligations “cannot persist.”
