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…
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…
Israel’s PISA collapse exposes a failing education system threatening its future
On the eve of 5787, and as the election campaign gets underway, Israel has posted shocking results in…
If a Society’s Education Is a Reflection of Its Future, Then Israel’s Is Bleak
Tuesday’s PISA results show a sharp decline in the performance of Israeli students – a final, dismal report…
A Haredi Political Revolt Is Brewing – and It Could Shake Up Israel’s Election
A billboard for the Haredi Public party, in Bnei Brak last week. Next to faces of Haredi politicians,…
Is Israel’s Upcoming Election a Point of No Return from Extremism?
Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israelis will go to the polls on October 27, 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…
Israeli election 2026: Israelis want unity, but need leaders to make it happen
At first glance, the latest Israeli Society Barometer offers an encouraging picture. Nearly three-quarters of Israelis (73%) believe…
Israel must reclaim Judaism from the religious establishment claiming to own it
The upcoming elections will determine not only who sits in the next government but also what kind of…
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…
What does ‘right-wing’ actually mean in Israeli politics anymore?
Something peculiar has happened to Israeli politics: almost everyone’s supposedly “right-wing.” Politicians who fervently oppose Prime Minister Benjamin…
‘Cannibalizing the Camp’: The Petty Politics Destroying Israel’s Opposition
Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Lieberman woke up last Friday, separately, to a maddening Haaretz Hebrew headline: If the…