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Ultra-Orthodox children are being left to poverty and lawlessness

Ultra-Orthodox leaders are blamed for deepening poverty among large families and encouraging reckless protests that endanger children, raising questions about how parents surrendered responsibility for their children’s education and lives, with deadly consequences

Ruhama Weiss | 01.10.26

Bus driver in fatal Jerusalem crash brought to court in security prisoner uniform: 'The only jacket available'

Bus driver accused of killing 14-year-old Yosef Eisental brought to a court hearing wearing a security prisoner uniform, even though police say the incident was not a terror attack

Liran Tamari | 01.08.26

Haredi anger at police after fatal ramming, charges against driver revised

Police initially sought an aggravated murder charge against bus driver Fakhri Khatib in the death of teen Yosef Eisental, but a court downgraded it as Haredim condemned police messaging over the ramming and a sector spokesman later apologized

Shilo Freid, Liran Tamari | 01.07.26

Bus driver remanded on negligent homicide charge in death of Haredi teenager in Jerusalem

The Jerusalem court extended the bus driver’s detention after dropping the murder charge, with the judge citing footage showing about 20 children standing in front of the bus and ruling that driving into the crowd was not justified

Liran Tamari | 01.07.26

New footage shows chaos before bus kills Haredi teen at Jerusalem draft protest

Footage shows a bus driver surrounded for several minutes by Haredi protesters, with no police present, before the vehicle accelerated and fatally struck 14-year-old Yosef Eisental during an anti-draft rally in Jerusalem

Liran Tamari, Gilad Cohen, Idan Bloemhof | 01.07.26

New details emerge in death of Haredi teen dragged by bus at Jerusalem draft protest

The bus driver suspected of running over 14-year-old Yosef Eisental and killing him called emergency services after being attacked and blocked by anti-conscription protesters in Jerusalem; Driver was arrested, taken for questioning; Haredi lawmakers call it 'murder'

Gilad Cohen, Shilo Freid, Idan Bloemhof | 01.07.26

Torah, work and the IDF: the Hasidic sect embracing modern Israeli life

Once seen as ultra-strict, the Karlin sect is embracing work, military service and filtered smartphones, all with the Rebbe’s blessing, while holding firm on spiritual rigor and community unity across Jerusalem, Bnei Brak and beyond

Shilo Freid | 01.06.26

Behind Goldknopf’s invoking of Nazi yellow star: How Israel’s draft policy fuels Haredi entitlement

Goldknopf’s shocking “yellow star” remark reflects not disconnect, but a system that’s long granted Haredi draft exemptions; The real issue isn’t his words, it’s a policy that normalizes inequality and erodes Israel’s sense of shared national duty

Gadi Ezra | 01.06.26

Haredi lawmaker compares sanctions on draft evaders to Nazi's yellow star

Ultra Orthodox party United Torah Judaism head Yitzhak Goldknof claimed that sanctions against Haredim who do not enlist should be abolished, comparing them to a yellow star, drawing swift condemnation

Moran Azulay, Amir Ettinger | 01.04.26

Cabinet fails to agree on Haredi draft bill, deepening legal and political rift

Shas threatens to block state budget unless draft exemption law for ultra-Orthodox men passes; lawmakers warn 17,000 yeshiva students face arrest without legislation, while critics slam coalition for defying High Court ruling on conscription

ynet correspondents | 01.04.26

עימותים בין משטרה למפגינים חרדים בזמן גיוס חרדים בבקו"ם

‘Murderers, worse than Antiochus’: Clashes erupt as some protest, others celebrate ultra-Orthodox IDF enlistment

Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox men reported for IDF enlistment on Sunday as dozens of extremist protesters hurled insults and tried to disrupt the draft. Police declared illegal protests in central Israel and Jerusalem as enlistment numbers, including for combat units, continued to rise.

Shilo Freid | 01.04.26

Supreme Court freezes one billion shekels for ultra-Orthodox education institutions

Freeze comes after after a Yesh Atid petition, pending a January 8 hearing; Lapid called the funds illegal; Haredi parties accused the court of waging war on religious education

Netael Bandel, Shilo Freid, Moran Azulay | 12.31.25

Haredi extremists block major Highway 4 at 3 locations: 'We will die rather than be drafted!'

They are protesting the arrest of draft evaders, creating heavy traffic congestion in the area; 2 protesters were arrested, vile chants were directed at police, including calling them Nukhba terrorists, and calling the threat of enlistment 'genocide'

Sivan Hilaie, Roi Rubinstein | 12.28.25

'Sweet like a mitzvah': inside the ultra-Orthodox world of candy and kosher snacks

In Me’a She’arim and beyond, a thriving parallel snack industry caters to the Haredi community with quirky alternatives to popular snacks made under strict kosher supervision and sold in bulk; we explored this unique, low-cost candy culture

Sapir Gordo | 12.27.25

‘There are code words, censored terms’: sex education in the ultra-Orthodox world

Sex and marriage guides in the Haredi world lay bare tensions between Hasidim and Lithuanians, from a rebbe’s rebuke of those who 'enjoy life' to oral strictures and how stringency can foster women’s pride

Shmuel Munitz | 12.26.25

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