Military Police criticized by Israel Police following Modi’in haredi draft riot
The Israel Police criticized the Military Police over its handling of the arrest of a haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft…
Israeli director Erez Tadmor talks ‘Matchmaking 3’ and the secret to its success
The Matchmaking crowd is back in a new movie, Matchmaking 3, which opened in theaters throughout Israel on…
How many Israeli Jews fast, participate in prayers on Yom Kippur?
Three-quarters (74%) of all Israeli Jews fast on Yom Kippur while over half (57%) participate in the day’s…
Finally, a voice of political responsibility from Israel’s ultra-Orthodox public
Unfortunately, we have gotten used to snarling haredi (ultra-Orthodox) rabbis and politicians who dismiss the concerns of the…
Arab-Jewish coexistence in Israel is stronger than racism
Two incidents occurred this week: one that filled me with despair, and one with hope. Hope is always…
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…
Haredi anti-draft protesters arrive at Tel Hashomer amid recruitment wave
Hundreds of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men arrived at the Tel Hashomer military base on Sunday to be drafted into the…
Israel’s next government must restore strategic direction
Israelis are set to elect a new Knesset on October 27. This time, however, far more is at…
IDI: Religious Israeli men overrepresented in IDF reserves, haredim absent
National-Religious men have become increasingly overrepresented in IDF reserve service during the Israel-Hamas War, while secular participation has…
Gadi Eisenkot demands haredi party Shas remove new election ad invoking IDF soldiers
Central Elections Committee Chairman Justice Noam Solberg issued on Sunday an interim order for the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Shas…
Israel’s new ultra-Orthodox party pushes for haredi enlistment, education reform
As the current haredi parties in the Knesset – Shas and United Torah Judaism (UTJ) – have received…
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…