Edelstein: Haredi enlistment bill will include individual sanctions on draft...
'The effectiveness of the sanctions are what will make this law real or not,' deputy AG tells key Knesset committee deliberating law The post Edelstein: Haredi enlistment bill will include individual...
View ArticleShas MK dismisses UTJ threat to torpedo government if no law exempting...
'There is no holy date for the conscription law. On the other hand, if the budget is not passed by the end of March, there will be no government,' says Avraham Betzalel The post Shas MK dismisses UTJ...
View ArticleHave Israeli Jews grown more religious in recent years? Data suggests not
Pew survey shows proportions believing in God and considering religion important are similar to a previous study from 2016 The post Have Israeli Jews grown more religious in recent years? Data suggests...
View ArticleEx-chief rabbi: If Haredi draft dodgers arrested, ultra-Orthodox will leave...
'If they come to yeshivas and arrest students... we will all go abroad,' says Yitzhak Yosef, threatening a mass exodus for the second time The post Ex-chief rabbi: If Haredi draft dodgers arrested,...
View ArticleAnti-Zionist Haredi extremists clash with Ben Gvir in Beit Shemesh
Video from the scene shows the minister walking back and forth in the street challenging residents, as police attempt to restrain him The post Anti-Zionist Haredi extremists clash with Ben Gvir in Beit...
View ArticleStudy: Ultra-Orthodox only pay 4% of total national taxes, costing economy...
Non-Haredi workers set to pay an additional average NIS 3,540 in taxes in 2025 due to low ultra-Orthodox employment, researcher finds The post Study: Ultra-Orthodox only pay 4% of total national taxes,...
View ArticleHaredim weigh dissolving Knesset over failure to pass draft exemption bill
'Netanyahu knows that there will be no evasion law, he is just stalling,' Lapid warns senior ultra-Orthodox rabbis The post Haredim weigh dissolving Knesset over failure to pass draft exemption bill...
View ArticleHaredi ‘national alert system’ provides warning of IDF operations against...
'The State of Israel wants to destroy the Jewish religion,' argues hotline chief; disrupting enforcement may constitute 'obstruction of justice,' says ex-chief IDF defense counsel The post Haredi...
View ArticleHow likely are the Haredim to actually topple the government — and what comes...
With Shas and UTJ using the threat of elections to pressure Netanyahu for concessions on enlistment issue, coalition insider puts chances of Knesset dissolving during summer session at 20% The post How...
View ArticleEdelstein expected to present revised Haredi enlistment bill in coming days
Shas, UTJ boycotting private coalition member bills to pressure government, Haredi lawmakers said to consult with their rabbis to discuss 'intensifying measures' The post Edelstein expected to present...
View ArticleCoalition pulls all legislation after Haredi parties mutiny over conscription...
United Torah Judaism party says it 'will not vote with the coalition' until presented with an updated draft of a law exempting yeshiva students from military service The post Coalition pulls all...
View ArticleShas spiritual leader links death of troops in Gaza to students’ neglect of...
United Torah Judaism chairman waits 12 hours to send statement of condolence, fails to acknowledge fallen soldiers are members of ultra-Orthodox battalion The post Shas spiritual leader links death of...
View ArticleBill to limit Law of Return shot down despite support from ultra-Orthodox MKs
Controversial legislation would have revoked right of non-Jewish grandchildren of Jews to immigrate to Israel and automatically obtain citizenship The post Bill to limit Law of Return shot down despite...
View ArticleUltra-Orthodox demand immediate progress on exemption from IDF service as...
Goldknopf calls on Netanyahu to honor his agreements and 'complete the settlement of the status of Torah students in the Land of Israel' The post Ultra-Orthodox demand immediate progress on exemption...
View ArticleAfter quitting government, Haredim launch scathing attacks on PM, national...
'The ones who are leading the war against Torah students are the religious Zionists,' says UTJ's Gafni, arguing it was a mistake to prioritize judicial overhaul over conscription bill The post After...
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