Haredi protests against draft dodger arrests erupt across Israel
Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) protests over the contentious draft bill and ongoing arrests of draft dodgers erupted across central Israel…
More Jail Time for Worshippers Than Rapists: Israeli MKs Mull an Evil and Absurd Bill
On Tuesday, the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee discussed a dangerous, far-reaching bill sponsored by MK Avi…
Knesset Dissolution Stalls After ultra-Orthodox Parties Yield to Netanyahu
Despite a preliminary Knesset vote last week to dissolve the Israeli parliament, no House Committee discussion has been…
Israel’s Education Minister: The Thought Police Chief
At the height of the protests against the judicial overhaul, Yaron Avni, then a counsellor at a school…
Inside Israel’s ‘Elite’ Yeshivas That Ban Core Studies, Robbing ultra-Orthodox Boys of a Future
Nati Tucker (right), age 15, with one of the rabbis at Or Israel Yeshiva, where he studied. “The…
Are Israel’s reforms pushing it toward Hungary-style democracy?
The Knesset returned to session this week, with some truly frightening legislation on the docket. The proposals to…
Netanyahu’s Coalition Fractures as Israel Edges Toward Early Elections
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Thursday was the first day of the Trump-Xi summit, which most of the world…
Israel’s upcoming election season could become its ugliest yet
Here is a prediction: when the election campaign really moves into high gear, expect to see a Likud…
‘Multibillion-shekel Empires and a Slave Economy’: Inside Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Parallel State
Abraham. “The Lithuanian Haredi establishment built a racist and cruel system designed to ensure that a woman like…
Police stop alleged child wedding in northern Israel
Israel Police stopped the alleged wedding of a 14-year-old girl and a 41-year-old man from taking place in…
Autism diagnosis in Israel’s Arab, ultra-Orthodox communities
Every child deserves an equal start in life. Yet a recent article in The Jerusalem Post and a…
IDF opens recruitment day ultra-Orthodox military tracks
Recruitment for the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Hetz Company, Netzah Yehuda Battalion, and Hasmonaim Brigade is set to take place…