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…
Chief Rabbi Wishes God ‘Destroys’ Israel’s Attorney General Over Memorial Delay
Israel’s Sephardi Chief Rabbi and spiritual leader of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, sharply attacked Attorney…
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…
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 ultra-Orthodox community feels misunderstood. Here’s why
Over the last few years, the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community has become the subject of every front page, television…
How a Small Jerusalem Café Became a Flashpoint in Israel’s secular-Haredi Rift
Pale Jerusalem stone and narrow entryways are flanked by iron barricades and Israeli police officers scrutinizing passersby. But…
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…
Don’t Let Israel’s Democracy Become a Law for Everyone Except the Chosen Few
The parable of the law harming redheads is an argument used for years by those who support the…
Beyond Israel’s haredi draft: The bigger political stakes for Israel’s future
I understand the anger. I genuinely do. Like so many Israelis, I have spent decades serving in the…
Israel in Crisis: A Threat from Within
If the state sends people, soldiers, for the honor of the state, and they kill people, is that…
Why Netanyahu’s alliance politics are dividing Israel and the Diaspora
Israel’s next general election will take place on October 27. It will present Israeli citizens with a decisive…