Haredi
Counterprotest begins in Bnei Brak after mass traffic disruption from ultra-orthodox draft protest
Between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., hundreds of protesters are expected to arrive in Bnei Brak as part of a demonstration against inequality in the burden of service.
Marathon Knesset meetings set to rapidly advance haredi parties’ contentious Torah study bill
Police officer seen assaulting haredim at draft protest released after questioning
WATCH: Police arrest two suspected of pulling gun, threatening haredi protesters blocking Highway 1
NY postal worker arrested for shoving four-year-old hassidic boy to the ground
Video footage showed the boy approaching the mail truck before the postal worker came out and forcefully knocked the child to the ground.
Netanyahu could call early elections as wartime success influences political strategy - interview
The timing of the elections will “heavily depend” on the results of the war and can cause the date to be moved up, said Prof. Gideon Rahat, a senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute.
Female IDF soldiers barred from entering base on religious grounds - report
The soldiers, some seven officers and reservists, all in uniform, were met by commanders from the ultra-Orthodox Netzach Yehuda battalion who forbade them from entering.
WATCH: IRGC-linked media shares propaganda video using Lego, blaming Israel-US for Minab school
Iran’s Revayat-e Fath institute's propaganda video uses Lego models to blame Israel and the US for the Minab strike and shows "retaliatory" attacks on Cyprus, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Iraq.
High Court: State’s haredi draft enforcement update ‘does not satisfy’ amid Iran war tensions
“In these pressing times, today’s hearing was canceled,” the court wrote. “But the need to enforce the obligation of military enlistment is steadily increasing.”
Grapevine: Shira Banki's Way
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Zamir appoints two new Brig.-Gens., including IDF's first haredi affairs advisor
Emuna will directly coordinate with all branches and directorates in the IDF to better advance and expand the service of haredi soldiers.
A-G to High Court: Gov’t has not adopted economic sanctions plan against haredi draft dodgers
The Attorney-General warned the High Court that the government failed to plan for revoking benefits from Haredi draft evaders, despite data showing financial sanctions increased enlistment rates.
Netanyahu’s coalition threatens Jewish unity with law banning pluralistic Kotel prayers - opinion
Under the bill, anyone who publicly leads or engages in prayer contrary to the Rabbinate’s directive would face up to seven years in jail.
Thousands of kosher phone lines blocked, affecting half a million haredim - report
"The authority to determine the blocking of lines known as "Kosher Lines" is vested in the Rabbinical Committee for Communications Affairs," Rami Levy Communications stated.
