Haredi
Rep. Lawler letter asking Netanyahu to exempt dual citizens from draft dodging arrests resurfaces
Lawler’s letter, now circulating again, asked Israel to safeguard the mobility of US-Israel dual citizens impacted by attorney-general directives linked to haredi draft evasion.
Haredi teenager suffers head injury in hit-and-run at Bnei Brak protest, arrests made
What did the gov’t approve for Israel’s 2026 state budget? - explainer
Religious Zionist Party crosses threshold with four seats as coalition bloc climbs to 53 - poll
Netanyahu presses on with reforms as Likud turmoil intensifies
Senior lawmakers clash over procedure and politics, raising doubts about the governing bloc’s direction and its ability to advance key reforms.
Netanyahu cancels statement on haredi draft bill as opposition slams legislation
Opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) responded that Netanyahu canceled his statement “because he knows we know the details of the draft-evasion law, and he has no way to defend it.”
WATCH: Haredi protesters set fires, block roads, throw stones at police officers, in Beit Shemesh
Haredi demonstrators rioted in Beit Shemesh, blocking buses and throwing stones, as police units moved in to disperse the crowd.
Aliyah Minister Sofer vows to vote against haredi draft bill, 'even if Netanyahu fires me'
RZP's Ofir Sofer to oppose draft legislation, defying faction head Bezalel Smotrich • Bismuth brings new haredi draft bill outline to Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
Bismuth’s haredi draft bill won’t change enlistment, IDI expert tells 'Post'
An Israel Democracy Institute expert warns that MK Boaz Bismuth’s haredi draft offers no real enforcement and will not improve enlistment rates.
New haredi draft bill dodges real service demands, delays accountability - editorial
The bill is a clear attempt by Netanyahu to move the goalpost as little as possible while keeping his ultra-Orthodox coalition partners satiated.
Ex-NSC chief Tzachi Hanegbi slams haredi draft bill, warns it endangers Israel’s future
"The IDF needs an additional thousand fighters," he continued. "The proposed law, as is, does not advance this goal; it enables dodging, and endangers the future of the state."
Haredi stone-throwers attack Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion's car in capital
No injuries were reported, although the vehicle's windshield was damaged. At the time, the mayor was visiting the Mea She'arim neighborhood.
Police arrest 14-year-old suspected in attack on MK Yoav Ben-Tzur’s vehicle
The incident unfolded amid heightened tensions in the ultra-Orthodox (haredi) community surrounding military-conscription legislation, which Shas supported.
Givat Mordechai: Where students, scholars, and history meet
A neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem that has evolved from a Mizrachi pioneer project into a hub for young families, students, and one of the haredi world’s most prestigious yeshivot.
Home-grown Abrahamic Accords: National-Religious Jews must bridge the gap with haredim - opinion
What we need is an all-Jewish “Abrahamic Accord” between ourselves, an expansive middle ground in which all may safely graze.
