Haredi
Nearly 30 haredi draft dodgers detained at Ben-Gurion Airport on way to Uman
The dodgers were detained and transferred to the Tel Hashomer recruitment center, where they will face trial or disciplinary action.
Cannot explain how Netanyahu is avoiding haredi IDF draft issue, Edelstein says
Young haredi man convicted of spying for Iran
Tensions with ultra-Orthodox are second most divisive conflict in Israeli society, poll finds
Haredi faction protests military draft, block Highway 4 in Bnei Brak area
The protests, led by hardline political organization Peleg Yerushalmi, were declared illegal by the police, who said they would begin dispersing the crowd shortly.
Israeli opposition lawmaker: Coalition ‘is reviving irrelevant 2022 text to appease ultra-Orthodox’
MK Efrat Rayten Marom warns that the proposed draft law ignores army needs as the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee intensifies the debate.
Haredi draft law revisions: Knesset FADC discusses reducing exemption age from 26
The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee wrapped three days of stormy talks on the haredi draft bill, focusing on whether to lower the exemption age of 26.
Haredi donors: Stop funding division, support national service and unity within Israel - comment
Instead of promoting division, funding one population to sit while another is sent repeatedly to Gaza and the West Bank, philanthropy could promote love of Israel.
High Court: Haredi students with unsettled military status won't get national insurance discounts
Yeshiva students who have not settled their status with the military or procured a valid exemption will not be eligible for relevant discounts on national insurance.
Israeli plan to create temporary hanger in Moldova for Uman travellers collapses
The NIS 10 million deal between Israel and Moldova fell apart as 60,000 hasidim were preparing for an annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage.
WATCH: Soldier describes deadly Jerusalem terror attack, stopping terrorists
The terrorists boarded the Line 62 bus in Jerusalem, which operates across the city, and began shooting at passengers.
Bismuth promotes ‘emergency regulation’ for temporary solution on haredi draft - report
Enforcement sanctions on haredi draft dodgers would be frozen throughout the period of the emergency regulation, which would last for a year, Walla reported.
Grapevine, August 29, 2025: Keep kids away from Uman
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Most haredi IDF recruits had already left the community before enlisting - report
A new report shows most haredi men who enlist in the IDF had already left the ultra-Orthodox community, challenging claims that the army triggers their exit.
Netanyahu’s Uman decision: A political misstep during Israel’s national crisis? - analysis
Governments often stumble not over grand strategies but over small, symbolic decisions that expose public anger.
