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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

Dozens of Haredi youth block Jerusalem light rail over draft arrest

Protest follows Yiddish call to action and comes days after violent clashes in Jerusalem, as tensions grow over efforts to advance legislation exempting Haredim from mandatory military service

Shilo Freid | 12.26.25

'Naive Americans accept what they’re told': Rabbi warns US yeshiva students against enlisting in IDF

Ultra-Orthodox leader warns that more American yeshiva students in Israel are considering or joining the IDF, prompting a rabbinic campaign arguing enlistment serves a Zionist agenda and threatens religious observance

Shilo Freid | 12.26.25

Finance committee approves 1.8 billion shekels from budget reserve for religious education

The funds, largely tied to coalition agreements, will flow mainly to ultra-Orthodox school networks and settlement education, drawing criticism over oversight and the lack of core curriculum requirements

Zvi Zerahia, Calcalist | 12.25.25

Early elections in sight? Netanyahu asks aides to prepare as coalition strains grow

PM quietly orders preparations for June vote, months ahead of schedule, amid deadlock over Haredi draft law and budget despite public insistence government will serve its full term

Moran Azulay | 12.24.25

Haredi protest blocks roads in southern Israel after Jerusalem clashes; 8 arrested in Ashkelon

Police stopped a bus near Ashdod after learning protesters planned to rally at a Military Police officer’s home; after buses were barred from Ashkelon, organizers urged road blockades, shutting the city’s northern entrance and major routes

Shilo Freid, Sivan Hilaie | 12.18.25

Police, Haredi draft dodgers clash in Jerusalem, 13 hurt; bus carrying soldiers attacked

Unrest began with a parking ticket near Bar-Ilan Street, spiraled after false alerts spread fears of draft arrests, saw police withdraw and return, involved overturned patrol cars and stun grenades, and left five officers hospitalized

Liran Tamari, Shilo Freid | 12.18.25

Father of two Haredi brigade IDF soldiers: 'only rabbinic consensus can advance draft bill'

Former Slobodka yeshiva student joins Hasmonean Brigade after his brother; their father says forced enlistment will fail and any law must be shaped with senior rabbis

Shilo Freid | 12.16.25

Haredi toddler forgotten by parents found wandering in Palestinian village

The boy, who speaks only Yiddish and wore traditional Haredi dress, was found alone by a bus terminal worker; police later located his parents from Modi’in Illit, who are expected to be questioned

Liran Tamari, Alexandra Lukash, Shilo Freid | 12.15.25

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