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אליקים שטארק מחסידות בעלז
‘Our situation resembles the Holocaust’: Haredi candidate on draft-related travel bans
Elikim Stark, a new United Torah Judaism candidate, compares restrictions on draft evaders leaving Israel to the Holocaust, saying they complicate marriage arrangements abroad; he also attacks a senior Supreme Court justice, drawing condemnation from political rivals
Shilo Freid | 10.16.26
מפרי סדר נעצרו לאחר שניסו לפרוץ למשרדי תוכנית קודקוד
Ultra-Orthodox extremists storm building housing IDF cybersecurity program that recruits Haredim
Police arrested two of the rioters after ultra-Orthodox extremists tried to break into a Bnei Brak office building housing soldiers in the IDF's Kodkod program, which trains Haredi men for software and cybersecurity roles without requiring uniforms
Shilo Freid | 10.14.26
ועידת "האנשים של המדינה"
150 new communities along Israel's borders: The ambitious plan for affordable homes and security
Hashomer Hachadash founder Yoel Zilberman says a new moshav has already been established and proposes developing the Egyptian and Jordanian frontiers, including a yeshiva near Jericho, renewable energy projects and opportunities for young families
Sharon Kidon | 10.14.26
מושלת מדינת ניו יורק קאת׳י הוקול
Victory for New York's Orthodox Jewish lobby as Hochul joins Trump's school choice plan
After months of lobbying, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul backs a federal tax credit that could send millions to Jewish schools and yeshivas; teachers unions and civil rights groups warn the program will divert federal tax revenue from public priorities and deepen segregation
Daniel Edelson, New York | 10.11.26
הפגנות חרדים בירושלים
Haredi protesters clash with police as Highway 4, Jerusalem entrance blocked | Watch
Police use stun grenades, batons and mounted officers to clear hundreds protesting renewed arrests of Haredi draft evaders; demonstrators chant ‘We will die and not enlist’
Shilo Freid, Liran Tamari, Sivan Hilaie | 10.08.26
הפגנה של הפלג הירושלמי בכביש גהה
Ultra-Orthodox extremists announce mass protests in Jerusalem, central Israel over draft arrests
IDF acknowledges it largely halted proactive arrests of draft evaders in recent weeks, contradicting earlier statement that denied such reports; military says enforcement efforts focused on border crossings during High Holidays
Shilo Freid | 10.07.26
המשטרה יוצאת, תומכי העריק חוגגים
8 arrests out of 80,000: Police blame IDF after hundreds derail draft dodger raid
Eight draft dodgers and deserters were arrested in 15 proactive attempts in September, just 0.01% of some 80,000 cases; Police blamed the IDF for delays that allowed hundreds of Haredim to disrupt an arrest in Modi’in
Elisha Ben Kimon, Meir Turgeman | 10.06.26
ד"ר דרור גרינבלום
'Haredi is an extremist messianic movement that threatens our future'
Dror Greenblum grew up in religious Zionism and left it, but according to him it is still a part of him; His new book deals with the reactions of the ultra-Orthodox-nationalist rabbis after the October 7 massacre, and warns against their redemptive worldview:
Itzchak Tessler | 10.05.26
הרב לנדו בנאומו במונסי
Top rabbi calls Haredi election boycott a ‘great crime’
Rabbi Dov Lando condemns efforts to suppress ultra-Orthodox turnout as Degel HaTorah battles voter frustration over failed military draft law ahead of election
Shilo Freid | 09.30.26
תהלוכה למשתמטים בירושלים
Thousands rally in Jerusalem for Haredi draft evaders freed from military prison
Former detainees welcomed as ‘prisoners of the Torah world’ and promised cash grants after serving time for defying IDF draft orders, as bitter dispute over ultra-Orthodox military service intensifies
Liran Tamari, Shilo Freid | 09.29.26
יונתן קרלינסקי חסיד ברסלב בעל אזרחות כפולה שנעצר בגבול לאחר שובו מאומן
Israeli drafted into Ukrainian army receives Sukkot supplies in detention
Jonathan Karlinsky, detained after Uman pilgrimage and assigned to serve as military doctor near Kharkiv, receives kosher food and Four Species as Jewish community works to support him
Shilo Freid | 09.25.26
Haredi yeshiva students at the IDF recruitment office in Tel Hashomer
IDF probes suspected Haredi draft-dodging scheme using mental health exemptions
IDF says dozens of similarly worded exemption requests come from the same clinics and psychiatrists, often through law firms; Health Ministry and police asked to examine suspected false medical opinions
Shilo Freid | 09.23.26
ישי ריבו
Israeli singer Ishay Ribo: ‘Secular Israelis must value Torah, Haredim must value soldiers’
Singer says he rejected a NIS 1 million deal on his rabbi’s advice, turned down reality TV and left social media, while reflecting on Haredi enlistment, October 7, antisemitism abroad and the crisis that made him question his career
Raz Shechnik | 09.11.26
United Torah Judaism ousts Moshe Gafni after 38 years in major Haredi leadership shake-up
Yaakov Asher will take over Degel HaTorah and head the joint slate, while Uri Maklev is also dropped after the failed draft exemption law; the party is weighing new candidates and seeking its first full ministerial post in the next coalition
Shilo Freid | 09.05.26
הפגנת חרדים מול קפה בסמטה בירושלים
Jerusalem cafe officially closes its doors on Saturday: 'Became a focal point of friction and danger'
After riots, attempted break-ins, and blocking the doors became part of the cafe's Shabbat routine, its Jews for Jesus owners decided to close. 'The decision was made with a heavy heart - out of a desire to lower the flames,' said the CEO
Gilad Cohen | 09.03.26
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