IIsrael Read More How Gadi Eisenkot’s snub of Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef redefines Israeli politicsJuly 17, 2026 Former chief rabbi and Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef offered Yashar Party head Gadi Eisenkot a political…
IIsrael Read More Knesset approves bill extending mandatory IDF serviceJuly 16, 2026 The Knesset plenum passed late Thursday night the bill to extend mandatory military service to 32 months. Forty-three…
HHeadlines Read More Likud MK announces resignation, says party has been ‘hijacked’ by Haredi interestsJuly 16, 2026 Likud MK Dan Illouz announced Wednesday that he would resign, arguing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party had…
HHeadlines Read More Haredi protesters demonstrate outside IDF draft centersJuly 15, 2026 Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) demonstrators gathered around IDF recruitment centers in central Israel to protest the drafting of haredi soldiers,…
IIsrael Read More Israel’s deputy FM resigns over vote to freeze arrests of haredi draft dodgersJuly 14, 2026 Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel (New Hope-United Right) announced on Tuesday that she was resigning from the government…
HHeadlines Read More Full text: IDF chief’s letter to Netanyahu, Katz against freezing Haredi enlistmentJuly 13, 2026 The following is the full text of Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir’s letter…
IIsrael Read More IDF chief raps ‘inconceivable’ bill freezing ultra-Orthodox enlistmentJuly 13, 2026 A day after a Knesset committee advanced a bill that will effectively freeze ultra-Orthodox enlistment to the military…
IIsrael Read More The political fallout of Israel’s haredi draft crisis: Leaders must decideJuly 9, 2026 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking fire for overpromising. At the start of the war, he pledged “total…
HHeadlines Read More Soldiers, haredi protesters clash outside of Military Prison 10July 9, 2026 IDF soldiers and haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters clashed outside of Military Prison 10 in Beit Lid on Wednesday evening,…
IIsrael Read More Ultra-Orthodox men protest IDF draft by blocking Central Command HQ in JerusalemJuly 7, 2026 Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters blocked the entrance to the IDF’s Central Command headquarters in Jerusalem on Tuesday, with videos…
IIsrael Read More Dozens of protesters block road in Bnei Brak in demand for ultra-Orthodox military draftJune 26, 2026 Ultra-orthodox men clashed with protesters in Bnei Brak on Friday, as dozens of demonstrators blocked the main entrance…
HHeadlines Read More Ultra-Orthodox groups plan convoy protests across Israel over draft arrestsJune 24, 2026 Israel Police is preparing for haredi (ultra-Orthodox) demonstrations, which are expected to take place on Wednesday at a…