Haredim

Bnei Brak shows Israel must address structures that enable 'fringe' violence - analysis

Those who condemn acts of violence perpetrated by one community or another tend to categorize the acts as stemming from the minority. If so, who is responsible for setting and enforcing boundaries?

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police following an assault on two female Israeli soldiers in Bnei Brak, central Israel, February 15, 2026.
A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) woman is seen physically accosting two female Israeli police officers in Bnei Brak, on Sunday, February 15, 2026.

Haredi chickens come home to roost - opinion

Naftali Bennett.

Criticism without a platform, the problem with Bennett’s return - opinion

 Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber visits the Bnei David study hall, where Jewish philosophy is also taught.

Religious Zionism is under attack in Israel - opinion


Shas chief Deri calls on Netanyahu to continue with 2nd phase of hostage deal

“I understand the concerns—this is a very difficult deal with significant costs—but we are obligated to save lives," Deri stated.

Shas chairman Arye Deri.

Haredi organizations press on efforts to prevent IDF recruitment - report

One of the associated hotlines actively works to intervene in cases of arrested draft dodgers.

 ULTRA-ORTHODOX men protest against the haredi draft, in Jerusalem last week.

Haredim verbally assault IDF Maj.-Gen. in Bnei Brak restaurant

Dozens of young men could be heard shouting insults at him, calling "murderer," and "shame on you."

 Footage showing Maj.-Gen. David Zini being escorted by Israel police. January 9, 2025.

338 haredim join IDF's special new tracks, compared to 10,000 summoned

Of the 338 new haredi draftees, 211 are in combat units, while 127 are in units to support combat units.

 ‘THE HAREDI leadership argues that it is forbidden to draft yeshiva students whose Torah is their profession and that they defend the State of Israel through their studies.’

Gantz, Lapid push back against haredi draft exemption bill in the Knesset

Opposition MKs called the proposed haredi draft exemption bill harmful to IDF soldiers and warned of an intense parliamentary and public struggle to block its swift passage.

MKs Gadi Eisenkot (L) and Benny Gantz (R) seen in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2024

No backroom deals on IDF haredi draft bill, Likud MK Edelstein vows

“There are all kinds of talk about agreements behind the committee’s back. There is no such thing as behind the back of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee,” Edelstein said.

 Likud MK Yuli Edelstein attends a plenum session at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2024

Five Israelis from Safed killed in fatal car accident in Morocco

The five killed were residents of Safed, and were all Breslov Hasidim, two of whom had families, according to Israeli media.

View of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, on May 2, 2018.

Netanyahu, IDF at odds over how many haredim it can absorb

While Netanyahu says IDF needs to build new programs, military said last week its tailored tracks for haredim were ready to go.

 A CONFRONTATION takes place between haredim and police at a protest against drafting the ultra-Orthodox into the military, outside the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer.

High Court suggests compromise extending haredi daycare for three months

The compromise would enable subsidies to continue for three months after the start of the school year, expecting them to expire at the end of November.

 DESPITE THE IDF’s calculation that it needs 7,000 new troops, the vote to revive an older haredi draft bill was approved by the majority of the Knesset members.

Haredi leaders urge draft defiance on front page of 'Yated Ne'eman' newspaper

Rabbi Dov Landau proclaimed: “We know full well that no yeshiva student or kollel scholar will join the army—under any circumstances and in any form whatsoever.”

The cover of a Haredi newspaper against the draft of Haredim into the IDF.