Can Religious Zionists Save Netanyahu – or Sink Him?
About 200 people gathered last week at the community center in Moshav Nahalim, near Petah Tikva. Most were…
Thousands protest outside military prison, AG’s home over arrest of yeshiva student
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters gathered outside both a military prison in central Israel and the home of the…
Drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews Is Not the Solution to Israel’s Problems
Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has been more forthright than his predecessors in openly calling for drafting ultra-Orthodox…
Rabbi Dov Lando attacks religious Zionists over ‘honor’ wars not for protection
Rabbi Dov Lando, spiritual leader of the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Degel Hatorah faction, attacked the religious Zionist community, accusing…
Rabbis emerge as key voices warning Israelis about Iranian spy recruitment
Israeli security officials have entrusted Jewish religious leaders to help counter online recruitment efforts by Iranian agents seeking…
Israel’s parliament approves laws to enshrine exemption of ultra-Orthodox men from military service
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s parliament has approved laws that effectively halt the enlistment of ultra-Orthodox men in the…
How a Shabbat protest revealed Israel’s growing religious-secular divide
A regular Saturday morning in Jerusalem offers a kind of peace and quiet unlike anywhere else in the…
From 1948 to October 7: The ultra-Orthodox Draft Has Always Been Israel’s Political Fault Line
Ultra-Orthodox soldiers during the War of Independence. Yeshiva students were granted service deferrals “despite the severity of the…
Bnei Brak set to implement gender segregation on two main streets — report
The Bnei Brak municipality is working to establish gender-segregated sidewalks inside the largely ultra-Orthodox city, according to a…
Israel’s Torah Study Law Spits in the Face of Soldiers
Nearly three years of a demanding war was supposed to lead to legislation that would give special recognition…
Deans of Israeli med schools warn against expanding gender segregation in higher ed
The deans of Israel’s nine medical schools on Monday issued a joint warning urging lawmakers to reject legislation…
Knesset passes Basic Law enshrining Torah study despite IDF warnings
The Knesset’s plenum passed on Monday the contentious legislation advanced by the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties that will enshrine…