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Haredim, police clash during protest on major highway: 'The state will get prisoners, not soldiers'

Extremist ultra-Orthodox members of the Jerusalem Faction demonstrate against mandatory conscription into the IDF as the draft exemption law crisis continues; 'We will die before we enlist'

Shilo Freid, Roy Rubinstein | 08.19.25

US Satmar Hasidic leaders arrive in Israel to challenge draft, state funding

The anti-Israel sect is visiting to back opposition to drafting Haredim, push for full separation of Haredi schools from state funding and influence moderate rabbis, exploiting tensions in Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community over military conscription

Shilo Freid | 08.19.25

Israeli tourist injured after leaping to escape tuk-tuk robbery in Sri Lanka

Matityahu Korman was injured after narrowly escaping a robbery in Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay by jumping from a moving tuk-tuk; the driver seized his passport and extorted cash before police intervened and arrested the assailant

Itamar Eichner | 08.19.25

Leading Haredi rabbi on IDF draft: 'Jews persecute Jews over Torah study'

Rabbi Dov Landau criticized military and arrests of deserters, urging yeshiva students not to succumb and enlist; 'It is unacceptable for Jews to be imprisoned for studying Torah'

Shilo Freid | 08.18.25

Jewish family ordered to leave Belgian vacation home over Shabbat prayers

Owner of the vacation apartment showed up at the Shabbat meal after neighbors complained about a 'suspicious gathering' - referring to a Friday night prayer service - and demanded the family leave

Itamar Eichner | 08.18.25

IDF launches one-time amnesty for 14,600 Haredi draft dodgers

For five days, the IDF will reach out to draft deserters, mostly ultra-Orthodox, offering to cancel penalties if they enlist; 'This is a one-time opportunity,' officials say; military says that without a real draft law, the number of deserters could rise by 5,000 soon and reach tens of thousands within 18 months

Yoav Zitun | 08.17.25

Positive incentives: The link between a school experiment and the Israeli economy

Opinion: Linking resources to behavior can spark change — from cleaner school bathrooms to shifting economic incentives in Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community

Dan Ariely | 08.15.25

Senior ultra-Orthodox rabbi: 'The army is idolatry, bloodshed and immorality'

In radio interview, Rabbi Yitzchok Kolodetsky launches blistering attack on IDF and its ultra-Orthodox soldiers, urging public to shun them and calling even the most religious military frameworks a dangerous deception

Shilo Freid | 08.13.25

Montreal police arrest suspect accused of assaulting Jewish man in front of his children

A 24-year-old suspect has been arrested after allegedly attacking a Jewish man in front of his children in a city park, knocking him down, striking him repeatedly, and ripping off his kippah; Leaders in Canada and Israel have condemned the attack

Itamar Eichner | 08.12.25

A participant in the annual Hack.Her.It competition hosted by the Schreiber LevTech Entrepreneurship Center at the Jerusalem College of Technology

‘Not giving up this opportunity’: Orthodox women innovate through war

Even missile sirens and a 12-day conflict with Iran could not stop the Jerusalem College of Technology’s biggest hackathon from producing real-world defense and tech solutions

Addie J. Davis/The Media Line | 08.10.25

גיוס ראשון לחטיבת החי""ר החרדית הראשונה בצה"ל

Ultra-Orthodox Hashmonean Brigade completes training amid draft tensions

The political battle over draft deferments for yeshiva students continues

Steve Leibowitz, ILTV | 08.08.25

Two men arrested in Manchester for water gun attack on Orthodox Jews

Two men, aged 26 and 36, were arrested in Manchester for allegedly targeting Orthodox Jews with a water gun in a racially aggravated assault; Police are investigating additional footage and potential victims

Itamar Eichner | 08.07.25

Top Haredi rabbi warns of 'global struggle' against Israel over yeshiva student draft evasion arrests

Rabbi Dov Landau’s aides say Israel has 'declared war on Torah scholars' after arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers, vowing global campaign; warning comes as lawmakers revive efforts to pass new military conscription law

Gal Ganot | 08.06.25

סיום מסע הכומתה הראשון של היחידה החרדית "החשמונאים", בכותל המערבי

New Haredi IDF brigade marks end of training with Western Wall ceremony: 'It teaches me what it means to be a Jew serving God'

IDF’s first Haredi Hasmonean Brigade completed its beret march in Jerusalem, marking a milestone in ultra-Orthodox integration into the military, with leaders and families praising the unit’s blend of religious devotion and national service; event moved from Western Wall plaza over fear of disruption by extremist Haredim

Idan Bloemhof | 08.06.25

Haredi lawmakers push to lower voting age as tensions over military exemptions grow

Legislation mirrors existing voting rights in municipal elections and could add roughly 120,000 new voters; leaders warn of 'state without Haredim' amid backlash over draft exemptions and threats of mass arrests of yeshiva students

Shilo Freid, Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad | 07.24.25

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