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Law freezing arrests of Haredi draft evaders passes Knesset as Netanyahu absent from vote

The arrest-freeze law is intended to prevent for several months the arrest, investigation and enforcement proceedings against ultra-Orthodox deserters who are recognized as yeshiva students; The law was approved by a vote of 58 to 54

Itamar Eichner | 07.14.26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not attend the vote, marking another absence from a controversial coalition ballot

Netanyahu again skips controversial vote as Torah study law passes: ‘Blow to IDF during wartime’

The softened measure passed 63-52 and could strengthen Haredi arguments for a future draft exemption; IDF chief warns parallel legislation would reward evasion and damage trust among those who serve

Amir Ettinger | 07.13.26

Knesset panel advances bill freezing arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers

Committee legal adviser warns measure grants yeshiva students a sector-wide exemption without meaningful oversight or penalties, but coalition lawmakers approved it for final Knesset votes later this week

Amir Ettinger | 07.12.26

Ultra-Orthodox protest Jerusalem café open on Shabbat as religious supporters rally behind it

Dozens demonstrate outside Cafe BaSimta for a second consecutive Saturday, while hundreds of customers — including observant Jews who walked across the city — came to support the business and call for 'a Jerusalem for everyone'

Idan Bloemhof | 07.11.26

Haredi parties still see the new version as useful in their long-running battle against military draft requirements for yeshiva students

Coalition softens Torah study bill, but Haredi parties still see legal gain

Lawmakers drop clause critics say could grant yeshiva students benefits similar to soldiers, but revised Basic Law still defines Torah study as core value, giving Haredi parties potential leverage in future battles over military draft exemptions

Amir Ettinger, Shilo Freid | 07.09.26

The former Haredi girl who became a stylist: ‘The Bais Yaakov girl stayed in me’

Raised in Haredi family, expelled from school after sneaking to the beach and living on her own by 15, Chumi Polak built a career as a sought-after stylist; Now she reflects on rebellion, religion and why she still avoids dressing people too exposed

Mali Zaidman | 07.04.26

'They want to turn Arad into Bnei Brak': residents protest growing ultra-Orthodox presence

Hundreds of Arad residents protested what they called growing ultra-Orthodox influence after members of the Gur Hasidic dynasty bought the city's mall; residents say tensions have escalated as the city's character changes

Ilana Curiel | 07.03.26

Female soldiers told to leave Lebanon post during Netanyahu visit to Haredi troops

Mother of artillery soldier says women were kept downstairs for hours because Haredi troops had been promised they would not encounter female soldiers; IDF says incident will be investigated

Gal Ganot | 07.01.26

שברי הטיל האיראני שנחת ביו"ש ביום שני השבוע

IMF cuts Israel growth forecast, says war left economy 9% below track

Fund warns low employment among Haredi men and Arab women has become a macroeconomic risk, urging core studies, job training and fewer incentives to stay out of work

Adrian Filut, Calcalist | 07.01.26

Dear Aryeh, we are burying our dead while you defend draft dodgers

I sent you a hand for help and thought you would listen; instead, you visited draft dodgers while our sons bleed in Gaza and Lebanon

Hanoch Daum | 06.30.26

מחאת חרדים כנגד מעצר בני הישיבות בבני ברק

Rabbi curses IDF chief at anti-draft rally: ‘May his name be erased’

Former chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef leads Bnei Brak protest over arrests of yeshiva students, as Shas lawmakers attend despite party unease and coalition efforts continue to pass draft-exemption legislation

Shilo Freid | 06.29.26

Amid Haredi draft crisis, Rabbi recruiting Haredim to IDF says Netanyahu got the wrong message

Rabbi Yonatan Reiss, founder of Haredi hesder network Hedvata, says the prime minister adopted the position of ultra-Orthodox party leaders instead of those working to integrate young men into the military: ‘Many want to join, but they have no bridge’

Shilo Freid | 06.28.26

‘Fear of civil war’: government pushes halt to arrests of Haredi draft dodgers

Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs says arrests of yeshiva students are pushing Haredim away from enlistment and risk tearing Israeli society apart; Netanyahu claimed police enter yeshivas to arrest Torah students, though no such case is known

Itamar Eichner, Shilo Freid, Gal Ganot, Amir Ettinger | 06.27.26

'Marriage crisis' warning over draft dodgers sparks US ultra-Orthodox fury

Senior Vizhnitz figure said ultra-Orthodox men classified as draft evaders and unable to leave Israel struggle to marry women from abroad, prompting sharp criticism from US Haredi voices, including claims that some soldiers 'will never marry' after falling in combat

Shilo Freid | 06.25.26

Secular-Haredi clashes expose deeper fight over southern Israeli city’s future

Street clashes during anti-draft protests highlight years of tensions over demographics, public space and growing influence of local Hasidic community

Ilana Curiel | 06.24.26

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