Ultra-Orthodox

Netanyahu slams violent ultra-Orthodox riot at Supreme Court Justice Sohlberg’s home

Rioters reportedly caused significant property damage and attempted to break into Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg's home.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN, SHOSHANA BAKER
Ultra orthodox jewish men protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, at the home of Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg in Alon Shvut, June 3, 2026.
Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the autopsy of toddlers who died earlier in a daycare, in Jerusalem, January 19, 2026.

Haredi daycare subsidies risk fueling enlistment backlash, political firestorms - analysis

The haredi parties may garner enough support from Netanyahu and the Likud to pass their childcare subsidy bill. But it may prove a hollow victory.

|ByHERB KEINON
HAREDI PROTESTERS block Highway 1, June 1, 2026.

Ultra-Orthodox protesters hold anti-draft protests, block train tracks near airport

Additionally, at least three police officers were injured during the protests, Israel Police said following the event's conclusion.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Avratech director Aaron Safrai (right) is pictured with ultra-Orthodox Jewish students learning computer programming at Avratech's Jerusalem offices

Haredim making headway in hi-tech: Projects to introduce ultra-Orthodox to workforce see success

According to Moshe Friedman, co-founder and CEO of Kama Tech, there are some 15,000 haredim currently employed in Israel’s hi-tech industries.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Why Jerusalem’s last-place quality of life ranking doesn’t tell the full story - opinion

A new quality of life report puts Jerusalem last, yet cranes, jobs, housing, and transit projects point to a great future.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByADIR SCHWARZ
Jerusalem is in the midst of an unprecedented development boom.

WATCH: Haredim block roads near Tel Hashomer in protest of IDF draft, deemed unlawful by police

N12 reported that the protests arose because around 80 haredim are scheduled to enlist in combat support roles.

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF GUARDS outside the recruitment center in Jerusalem as haredim protest the draft, February 4, 2026.

Israelis divided on joining US pre-emptive strike on Iran, ending US military aid - IDI poll

Israelis are divided on Iran, US military aid, and Netanyahu’s role in Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace, according to a new Israel Democracy Institute survey.

FEBRUARY 3, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Damage in the aftermath of an Iranian ballistic missile hitting a building in Bat Yam, June 29, 2025; illustrative.

IDF warns of manpower crisis if ultra-Orthodox Jews not drafted by March

The IDF on Tuesday unveiled new pathways to increase haredi enlistment, aiming to prevent major troop shortages when 2,500 soldiers are released in January 2027.

FEBRUARY 3, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish sector has been protesting over the attempts to draft young haredi men into the military.

A-G Baharav-Miara says gov’t is violating ruling on haredi conscription as enforcement plan stalls

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara's comments at the High Court of Justice came as the government has failed to adopt effective measures for the conscription of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

State to High Court: Education data on haredi core studies incomplete, disputes A-G’s framing

At the January hearing, the High Court ordered the state to submit all documents in its possession relating to core-curriculum instruction in the networks.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
HAREDI YESHIVA students

Jerusalem daycare tragedy: Why make the story worse than it is? - opinion

We have many problems to solve in Israel, but we can’t afford to be blindsided by our own prejudices or by those of persons seeking any excuse to demonize our country.

JANUARY 31, 2026ByBARBARA SOFER
ISRAEL’S VALIANT rescue services quickly removed the other 52 babies.

Collapse of responsibility in the name of faith - opinion

Parashat Bo warns: true faith demands responsibility, that honoring life means accountability and protecting the vulnerable.

JANUARY 25, 2026ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
Ultra-Othodox Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the autopsy of toddlers who died in a daycare, on Tuesday. These protests were not about honoring the dead, but about avoiding accontability, the writer argues.

Ultra-Orthodox rioters throw stones, call police 'Nazis' in protests over dead infants' autopsies

Eleven were arrested before protests began to disperse following the High Court of Justice's blocking of the planned autopsies.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByJAMES GENN, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the autopsy of toddlers who died in a daycare, in Jerusalem, January 20, 2026

Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest infants' autopsies in Jerusalem daycare disaster

Police arrested the daycare owner and the caregiver in charge following initial questioning, and both will be brought before a judge on Tuesday as the investigation continues. 

JANUARY 20, 2026BySHIR PERETS
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the autopsy of toddlers who died earlier in a daycare, in Jerusalem, January 19, 2026.