Rebuilding the Temple starts with rebuilding Israeli society
In these weeks leading up to the Tisha B’Av fast day, our focus naturally turns to the destruction…
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…
Too Messianic, Too Dangerous: Israel’s Next Government Must Ditch the Shin Bet Chief
The disturbing speech given by the Shin Bet security service chief David Zini, in which he laid out…
Dumber Than a 10 Year Old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?
Are students at Israeli universities and colleges the least skilled in the developed world? An article published this…
Benjamin Netanyahu, Shas, MKs decry haredi protesters after Eyal Zamir insulted by rabbi
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday strongly condemned the haredi rabbi who hurled abuse at Zamir during a…
Israel Can’t Afford More Deals With the ultra-Orthodox
Military exemptions are only one part of the ultra-Orthodox political project. The real goal is to preserve privileges,…
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…
Board Member Says $26m in Donations Went Missing From Haredi Israeli Nonprofit
A member of the board of Israel’s Zaka, an ultra-Orthodox organization whose members collect and identify victims in…
Haredi draft evasion laws are pushing Israel to the breaking point
The greatest and most dangerous weapon of our enemies is not missiles or drones. It is the division…
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…
Rabbi blames Trump’s shift on Israel for drafting Haredim
Ultra-Orthodox Jews have expressed anger over conscription, with many protesting in recent weeks [Getty] A prominent former Sephardic…