Haredi news
Ultra-Orthodox party paralyzes Knesset votes to force through military draft exemptions
The most recent proposal advanced is a bill that would halt the arrests of haredi draft evaders, which is set to be debated on Tuesday in the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
Following hours of haredi draft protests, Israeli highways reopen to traffic
Derech eretz lost - Why the proposed Basic Law betrays our sacred covenant - opinion
A-G to High Court: Gov’t has not adopted economic sanctions plan against haredi draft dodgers
Bus line in Ashdod doesn't allow women, drivers say it's line for 'only men'
Bus drivers on the Ashdod 80 line have barred women from riding the bus multiple times.
Israel needs to allow more building permits to haredi municipalities - comptroller
Of Israel's population, an estimated 9.45 million people, around 1.2 million (or 13%) are considered ultra-orthodox.
Phenomenon of pork barrel politics is not new on the Israeli political scene
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: When Mapai and Labor Alignment were the country’s dominant political forces from 1948 to 1977, the kibbutz movement benefited enormously because of the political patrons it had.
Will coalition deals spark civic revolt?
MIDDLE ISRAEL: Netanyahu expects the silent majority to accept their money’s theft, their children’s re-education, their government’s deformation and their Zionism’s demise.
Israel is facing a ticking bomb: Haredi unemployment
How will the unemployment rates within the Haredi community impact Israel's future?
Rightist party seeks to amend Law of Return, create state-funded diaspora schools
This right-wing party wants to amend Israel’s Law of Return and establish state-funded schools for diaspora Jews in Israel. Would this change Israel as we know it?
Author of ultra-Orthodox 'Kids Speak' series accused of raping minors
Two women have come forward to testify against ultra-Orthodox author Chaim Walder, alleging that he would engage in sex with them regularly when they were age 12 and 15.
Enlistment law for ultra-Orthodox introduced to Knesset
The new version of the bill establishes drastically lower enlistment targets than the previous text.
Haredim who want out - are we giving them the help they need?
Hillel, an association that provides assistance to haredim who wish to leave the community, was disqualified from broadcasting in July. So they took the network to court.
Police clash with ultra-Orthodox while taking down 12 m. high sukkah
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox residents crowded an illegal sukkah built on 12-meter high scaffolding and clashed with police on the street in an attempt to prevent it from being taken down.
