Haredi convoys spark clashes, traffic chaos; most protesters fail to reach IDF prison
Ultra-Orthodox anti-conscription convoys set out from around the country to protest the detention of draft-evading yeshiva students, leading…
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 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…
Israel Police Use Batons, Stun Grenades on Haredi Protesters Blocking Key Road; Five Arrested – Haaretz
Israel Police Use Batons, Stun Grenades on Haredi Protesters Blocking Key Road; Five Arrested HaaretzHaredi protesters rally outside chief…
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…
Poll shows Likud party, Benjamin Netanyahu, losing support amid Iran war, Torah study law
Amid a brief round with Iran, which ended in a “hand-tying” by US President Donald Trump, who also…
Netanyahu’s Coalition Faces Collapse over Ultra-Orthodox Draft Exemptions
Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has drifted to the brink of collapse after Israeli lawmakers last week took the first…
Ultra-Orthodox draft bill pushes haredi MKs to end cooperation with coalition
Lawmakers from the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) party United Torah Judaism were instructed by spiritual leader Rabbi Dov Lando on…
Haredi factions push to dissolve Knesset, increasing likelihood of slightly earlier elections
The seven-strong ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party said Tuesday that it would seek to dissolve the Knesset…
Chief Rabbinate gains authority over Kotel in new bill
The Knesset plenum passed, in a preliminary reading on Wednesday, a controversial bill that seeks to grant the…
First crack in the coalition? Agudat Yisrael MK votes with the opposition
MK Yaakov Tesler of the Agudat Yisrael faction of the United Torah Judaism party voted on Monday with…
Government to appoint Yariv Levin to fill vacant haredi ministries
The government is expected to approve today (Sunday) the appointment of Justice Minister Yariv Levin to additional positions:…