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מיצג מחאה במודיעין עלית המשווה את בחורי הישיבה העצורים בגלל עריקות לחטופים
Outrage as Haredi protesters set up ‘Hostages Square’ for detained draft dodgers
In Modiin Illit, activists protesting arrest of ultra-Orthodox men who failed to report for military service erect 'Hostages Square' modeled on Tel Aviv’s plaza for Gaza captives, adopting hostage-family symbols
Shilo Freid | 02.26.26
שמחה גרינבויים ומנחם קיין שרכשו את קניון ערד
Mayor warns ultra-Orthodox mall owners against undermining city’s secular identity
After Ger Hasidic businessmen bought Arad’s main shopping center, tenants say they were asked to remove images of women and adopt stricter modesty standards; officials call it illegal discrimination and an attempt to reshape the largely secular city
Ilana Curiel | 02.16.26
הפגנת חרדים אלימה בבני ברק
Watch: Police rescue female soldiers from Haredi mob in Bnei Brak
Two soldiers on welfare duty mistaken for draft officers, sparking clashes in ultra-Orthodox city; police evacuate them as protesters overturn a patrol car and burn a motorcycle
ynet correspondents | 02.15.26
חטיבת החשמונאים
IDF unveils three new enlistment tracks for ultra-Orthodox recruits, including separate officer training
New General Staff order creates fully gender-segregated units, separate command courses and an external rabbinical body to oversee compliance, as the military seeks to expand ultra-Orthodox enlistment without altering religious lifestyles
Shilo Freid, Yoav Zitun | 02.03.26
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara
71,000 draft evaders, 80% ultra-Orthodox: Israel sees slight rise in Haredi enlistment
As the High Court demands an effective draft plan, new data show a modest increase in ultra-Orthodox enlistment alongside a sharp jump in draft evaders, most of them Haredi, and growing criticism of police enforcement
Tova Zimuky | 02.01.26
Haredi bloc to back budget in first reading despite draft dispute
Parties condition support on progress toward draft exemption law, but with legal concerns unresolved, receive rabbinic approval to back coalition in initial vote
Shilo Freid, Amir Ettinger | 01.28.26
נתניהו, סמוטריץ'
Netanyahu holds emergency talks as budget crisis deepens over Haredi draft exemption row
Vote on 2026 budget delayed to Wednesday after ultra-Orthodox parties demand legal review of draft law; Smotrich threatens elections if budget remains tied to military exemption legislation
Moran Azulay, Amir Ettinger, Shilo Freid | 01.26.26
אבינועם אמונה
IDF creates new role of chief of staff adviser on Haredi affairs
The IDF chief appointed Col. Avinoam Emunah, founder of the Hashmonaim Brigade, as his new adviser on Haredi affairs amid army efforts to enlist Haredim and as the government advances legislation to exempt them from service
Shilo Freid, Elisha Ben Kimon | 01.25.26
הצוות הרפואי הבכיר (מימין לשמאל): סמל ש', סגן ד"ר ע', סמל נ' וסמ"ר ג'
Women are 20% of the combat force, and an army cannot become a yeshiva and still win
Excluding women to chase a political fantasy of mass ultra-Orthodox enlistment weakens the army, erodes equality and paves the way for women’s exclusion far beyond the military
Yael Yechieli | 01.25.26
התינוקת ליה גולובנציץ ז"ל והחדר במעון בירושלים
High Court blocks autopsies of infants who died at unlicensed Jerusalem daycare
ZAKA’s appeal overturned a lower court ruling as police probe alleged neglect at the illegal daycare; clashes spread across Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh and Highway 4, with arrests made and a protester injured after being struck by a vehicle
Shilo Freid, Idan Bloemhof, Liran Tamari, Sharon Kidon | 01.20.26
התינוקת ליה גולובנציץ ז"ל והחדר במעון בירושלים
Haredi protests erupt in Jerusalem; police reveal disturbing conditions at unlicensed daycare
The daycare manager and a caregiver were remanded for three more days as police described shocking scenes; Haredi protests against autopsies are planned in Bnei Brak, the High Court will hear a petition, and violent incidents were recorded in Jerusalem
Liran Tamari, Shilo Freid, Sharon Kidon, Idan Bloemhof | 01.20.26
עימותים בירושלים
When ultra-Orthodox autonomy becomes anarchy, children pay the price
Opinion: A deadly daycare tragedy exposes how lack of oversight became an excuse for neglect — by the state, by leaders and by those who refuse accountability
Yair Ettinger | 01.20.26
עימותים בירושלים
Violent riots erupt in Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh over request to autopsy babies who died at unlicensed daycare
Trash bins were torched, buses blocked and police deployed water cannons and stun grenades after prosecutors sought autopsies for two infants who died at an unlicensed daycare; After a Jerusalem court approved the autopsies the families have appealed to the Supreme Court
Liran Tamari, Shilo Freid | 01.19.26
צילום: אלכס קולומויסקי
Failure to pass 2026 budget this week will likely trigger early elections, finance ministry warns
Will national elections be brought forward to July? If the state budget is not approved in first reading in Knesset this week, it will not pass the second and third readings by the March 31 deadline; the Haredi parties will not vote to pass the budget unless a draft law also is passed
Gad Lior | 01.19.26
Some of the participants in the Haredi initiative in Bnei Brak
Beyond teaching and daycare: ultra-Orthodox women carve a new path into Israel’s tech elite
With salaries once unimaginable in the community, growing numbers of ultra-Orthodox women are entering Israel’s high-tech sector; a Haredi-led initiative helps them bridge cultural and professional gaps and succeed without university degrees
Shilo Freid | 01.18.26
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