Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators protest against Jerusalem Light Rail construction
Police said activists tried to block traffic and damage the construction sites, and officers began dispersing the crowd…
IDF changing kashrut standards to allow mehadrin food on military bases
The IDF will begin rolling out changes to strictly kosher food service next week, the military announced in…
Shas MK Arye Deri claims IDF does not really want ultra-Orthodox soldiers
“The army doesn’t want haredi soldiers, get that into your head,” said Deri, adding that the idea of…
Iranian recruitment puts Israel’s haredi community at risk
Over the past two years, more than 60 Israeli citizens have been arrested and charged with working for…
IDF must learn it has no time for distractions of religion, egalitarianism
On the surface, it appears to be a classic case of religious conscience. Religious soldiers operating in Gaza…
Ultra-Orthodox draft protesters disperse after blocking Highway 4
Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) demonstrators blocked Highway 4 near Bnei Brak on Wednesday in protest against the detention of a…
Gerrer Rebbe, anti-Zionist Satmar billionaire discuss ICJ action against Israel
One of the United Torah Judaism spiritual leaders, Gerrer Admor Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter, met Joel Landau, a…
Haredi protesters confront Ofer Winter after Jerusalem IDF enlistment event
IDF Col. (res.) Ofer Winter was verbally confronted by haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters on Tuesday evening after speaking at…
Is Israel prepared to pull itself out of the IDF manpower crisis?
Almost three years after October 7, Israel continues to face one of the most severe manpower shortages in…
Israel cannot survive with two laws for one people: Why Sharren Haskel resigned
For months, my daughter Yael had been asking me to take her to the Temple Mount. I told…
Attorney-General calls on High Court to rule against haredi draft enforcement freeze
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara has asked the High Court of Justice to strike down a law suspending enforcement against…
Rabbi Dov Lando claims statements against Israel’s wars were ‘distorted’
Rabbi Dov Lando, the spiritual leader of the hassidic Degel Hatorah political faction, claimed to have been misinterpreted…