Ultra-Orthodox
IDF chief meets with yeshiva students, says military 'does not seek' change in haredi identity
Zamir emphasized that the military's responsibility for integrating haredi soldiers goes beyond establishing dedicated service frameworks and requires adjustments by commanders.
IDF opens haredi winter recruitment as coalition talks tackle conscription
Rabbi Dov Lando must explain his opposition to haredi IDF service - opinion
Herzog can secure his presidential legacy by bringing Netanyahu and Eisenkot together - opinion
My Word: Negative political thinking - opinion
Israel’s fragmented political landscape raises questions about coalition stability, voter trust, and whether politicians can put national interests ahead of personal rivalries.
Former Shas minister blames Deri for alienating voters as party drops to six seats
Commentators say Arye Deri should have stopped the conscription crisis before it cost the party its base, calling him a 'millstone' around the ultra-Orthodox party's neck.
Three arrested after haredi protest clashes wound multiple protesters, three police officers
National Security Minister Ben-Gvir accused Police Commissioner Daniel Levy of changing his approach toward the haredi community immediately after the elections.
Haredi parties Shas, UTJ set to win 14 combined seats in 2026 Israeli election
Neither party has committed to joining only a Netanyahu-led coalition, and Shas’s spiritual leader has indicated that he would be open to joining a government led by Eisenkot.
People of Israel, Reservists-Economic, Haredi Public fall short of threshold in Israeli election
The 3.25% threshold is the minimum percentage of the national vote a party needs to win to be allocated any seats in the next Knesset.
Israel must move beyond Election Day and tackle its biggest challenges - opinion
Israel’s next government can build public trust by easing reservists’ burdens, fighting crime and helping struggling families.
'We do whatever they say': Yeshiva students defer to rabbis over response to IDF draft enforcement
When a group of young men was asked whether some yeshiva students wanted to enlist but refrained because their rabbis forbade it, several agreed, with one answering, “of course.”
Bread as a weapon: The ugly pedigree of ‘no service, no shekel’ - opinion
The idea that those who do not serve should not be fed has a pedigree — Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Hitler — and a Jewish history that Israel, of all countries, should remember. The strategy never succeeds.
Israel’s election: Which parties are most likely to keep their promises? - opinion
Israel’s crowded political field leaves voters weighing party leaders, broken promises, and competing priorities.
Haredi Public's Moti Leitner: Israel’s future is our responsibility, too - opinion
A community must prepare its children for the lives ahead, enable its families to achieve economic independence, and accept its share of responsibility for defending the country.
