Haredi demographics
National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds
National-Religious men were found to have increased in service substantially from the start of the war until 2025, while the participation of secular men decreased the most of any group.
Likud MK Kallner opposes criminal arrests for haredi draft evaders, backs economic sanctions
Equality requires universal draft, participation in economy and workforce, MK Liberman says
Coalition, opposition spar as preliminary vote on haredi daycare bill nears
Haredi hi-tech opens branch in Jerusalem
Avratech-Ravtech platform could eventually train and employ thousands of haredi men, if the state and other institutions give it sufficient backing.
Haredim and the IDF
On Friday, a man who had been threatening Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben-Dahan for promoting haredi enlistment was arrested.
Who should I count on?
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics’ 2015 Labor Force Survey, about 29% of Jewish households in Jerusalem are haredi.
Haredi newspaper depicts Ben-Dahan hanging yeshiva students
Deputy defense minister: This paper is encouraging incitement.
Haredi employment, military service, higher education all on the rise
The “2016 Statistical Report on Ultra-Orthodox Society in Israel" reviews populations, education, economic, social and political trends in the haredi community.
Drastic fall in haredim serving in civilian service
The severe shortfall in the numbers of haredi men enlisting to the civilian service is likely due to the fact that some 30,000 haredi men aged 22 to 26 were given an immediate exemption.
Israeli demographics present economic challenges, study finds
Israel's life expectancy, it noted, is higher than the OECD average. Without increses in the retirement age, the report argued, people will be spending in retirement will increase 1.5 times by 2055.
Haredi paratrooper company to be launched
Maximum of 80 soldiers to join Paratroopers Brigade’s company in November.
Israel lags OECD in broadband mobile subscriptions
Israel, ahead of only seven countries, has a 25.9% fixed penetration rate.
Law revoking requirement for haredi schools to teach core curriculum expected to pass
"Perhaps half of haredi parents want children to have general education at elementary school level," says haredi high-school principal.