Haredim

Israeli military nearing breaking point without more manpower, IDF warns Knesset committee

The reported gap in platoon commanders comes as the military continues to warn of broader manpower shortages across combat formations.

IDF troops operating in the Wadi Saluki area of southern Lebanon.
Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) Jewish men rally against the imprisonment of yeshiva students who failed to comply with IDF draft orders, on June 18, 2026; Illustrative.

Arad residents protest alleged Gur Hassidic ‘takeover’ of city amid rising violence

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, May 10, 2026.

Anti-Hamas protests go unanswered, leaders defend IDF Chief of Staff from haredi protest incitement

A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protester argues with a police officer outside the Jerusalem IDF recruitment center, April 12, 2026.

Former haredim overlooked in draft debate, underrepresented in workforce, report finds


Engineering a new future: Sci-Tech Schools’ new hesder yeshiva

Israel Sci-Tech Schools has inaugurated a new ultra-Orthodox hesder yeshiva – combining military service with religious studies.

Israel Sci-Tech Schools’ Hermelin College in Netanya combines Torah study with academic excellence in practical engineering tracks.

There is no ‘crime of Torah study’: Haredi lies about draft dodger arrests - opinion

When haredi leaders and media outlets resort to hyperbole or even deliberate falsehoods, it undermines, rather than advances, meaningful progress in this vital national conversation.

POLICE CONFRONT haredi demonstrators to stop them from blocking a road amid a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who had failed to comply with an army recruitment order, at Beit Lid junction last month.

The long arc of Israeli protests: A nation’s conscience or Achilles’ heel? - analysis

Protests have long been a defining feature of Israel’s democracy – they give voice to anguish, mobilize citizens, and hold leaders to account. But they are not inherently virtuous.

STUDENTS PROTEST outside the Education Ministry in Tel Aviv, Sept. 1, the first  day of school. Their banner reads, ‘Without the hostages, there is no learning [school].’

War Diary: Religious warfare - opinion

Professor Chomsky, as much as I admire many of your other criticisms, the criticism about Israel seems to be a blind spot in your desire to be rational and fair.

 Ultra orthodox Jewish men protest at construction site in Yehud, claiming the construction site is on Jewish graves, on May 27, 2025.

The government continues, but without the haredim

According to some analysts, the departure of the haredi parties means that the government’s days are numbered.

MK Moshe Gafni in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2024

Israel plans Moldova terminal as part of NIS 20 million Uman operation - report

Israeli officials estimate the government will spend NIS 20m. on a Moldova terminal to support thousands of haredim flying to Uman for Rosh Hashanah.

Jewish men pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, October 1, 2024

Solomon’s judgment: The need for a shared dream to save the hostages - opinion

If we keep clinging to “I’m right, you’re wrong,” we will remain stuck, and the hostages will remain in captivity.

DEMONSTRATORS CALL for the release of the hostages in Tel Aviv this week. The writer asks: How did such an issue as the hostages, and solidarity with their families, become yet another weapon in Israel’s endless political battles?

Mixed results, but haredi Hashmonaim Brigade plods on

The IDF is set to open its third haredi Hashmonaim Brigade Company, reflecting steady progress but highlighting ongoing challenges in haredi military integration.

The first regular company of the Haredi "Hashmonaim" Brigade received their berets on Wednesday August 6, 2025

Military announces new, last-ditch plan to re-enlist draft-dodgers

The new option will be available for draft dodgers until this coming Thursday.

 Haredi men are seen protesting the effort to draft ultra-Orthodox Israelis into the IDF.

Nation of soldiers or Jewish nation? Why Israel must not erase its soul - opinion

The Talmud itself debates the balance between military defense and spiritual commitment. But what we are seeing today is not a debate; it is an attempt to erase the Torah’s role in Israel’s future. 

 ‘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.’