Top Haredi rabbi says religious soldiers committing murder; Netanyahu issues rare criticism
Rabbi Dov Lando, the spiritual leader of the ultra-Orthodox Degel HaTorah political faction, said on Sunday that religious…
Israel leaders sign petition against Knesset’s passing of haredi draft bill
Over 70 mayors and council leaders from across Israel filed a petition on Wednesday condemning the haredi (ultra-Orthodox)…
How Gadi Eisenkot’s snub of Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef redefines Israeli politics
Why Gadi Eisenkot distanced himself from Yitzhak Yosef’s embrace, and what that says about the changing fault lines…
Netanyahu’s ‘right-wing government’ proved it’s left, made Torah study Basic Law
For decades, the Israeli Right has proudly claimed Ze’ev Jabotinsky as its ideological father. His doctrine of the…
Israel’s deputy FM resigns over vote to freeze arrests of haredi draft dodgers
Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel (New Hope-United Right) announced on Tuesday that she was resigning from the government…
The political fallout of Israel’s haredi draft crisis: Leaders must decide
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking fire for overpromising. At the start of the war, he pledged “total…
Benny Gantz, Simchi form new political body focused on unity, IDF enlistment
Brig.-Gen. (res.) Dedi Simchi said Tuesday that the new political body he formed with Benny Gantz would seek…
Ultra-Orthodox party holds Knesset hostage over draft exemption bills
The haredi (ultra-Orthodox) party United Torah Judaism (UTJ) announced on Monday that it would boycott coalition voting in…
Israel pushes freeze on arrests of haredi draft evaders
Defense Minister Israel Katz on Sunday called to advance a proposal that would temporarily freeze the arrests of…
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…
Top Shas rabbi: US-Iran deal is divine punishment for arrests of Haredi draft dodgers
Former Sephardic chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, who is also the spiritual leader of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, said…
Enraged by arrests of draft evaders, Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community is in revolt
Angered by government efforts to detain draft evaders, Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community has risen in revolt in recent weeks,…