Police arrest two suspects who appeared to threaten shooting haredi protesters
Officers from Israel Police’s Jerusalem District arrested two suspects during the overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, due to…
Opposition leaders slam ultra-Orthodox anti-draft protests
Israel needs a government that doesn’t serve the interests of the ultra-Orthodox leaders, opposition party heads stated as…
Ultra-Orthodox groups plan convoy protests across Israel over draft arrests
Israel Police is preparing for haredi (ultra-Orthodox) demonstrations, which are expected to take place on Wednesday at a…
Ultra-Orthodox leaders say they will support Knesset dissolution
The leaders of Degel Hatorah and Shas, MKs Moshe Gafni and Arye Deri, announced on Tuesday that they…
Ultra-Orthodox protesters clash with soldiers outside of Military Prison 10
IDF soldiers and haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters clashed outside of Military Prison 10 in Beit Lid on Monday morning, demonstrating…
Israel faces growing backlash over haredi military exemptions
“Even if Netanyahu tells me that one plus one equals two, I won’t believe him.” These words didn’t…
Shanti House battles the odds to save Israel’s abandoned youth
It doesn’t take a PhD in anthropology, political science, or sociology, or an above-average IQ, to discern that…
Haredi protesters dispersed after blocking Highway 4 near Bnei Brak
Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) anti-IDF draft activists from the Jerusalem Faction (Peleg Yerushalmi) temporarily blocked Highway 4 near Bnei Brak…
Haredim block Ofakim intersection in response to draft-dodger riot arrests
Dozens of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters blocked Gilat Junction near Ofakim on Monday in response to the arrest of…
Torah study and Israeli military service are both sacred, but not the same
At a time when Israeli soldiers are fighting and dying to defend the country, Knesset members from Shas…
Israel Police close Highway 4 ahead of haredi draft protests
Israel Police shut down Highway 4 south of Ramat Gan ahead of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft protests on Thursday. …
Jerusalem Faction protests in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv over draft dodger detention
The anti-IDF draft extremist haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jerusalem Faction (Peleg Yerushalmi) is currently protesting at the Russian Compound in…