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Ultra-Orthodox draft protests turn violent as roads snarl

Clashes erupt in Arad and near Kiryat Ono during nationwide anti-draft convoys, while residents of Kfar Yona mobilize to block demonstrators from reaching a military prison that has become a flashpoint in the enlistment dispute

ynet correspondents | 06.24.26

עשרות שוטרים מהמחוז הצפוני ומג"ב על מספר יעדים ביבניאל

Police raid northern Israeli town in suspected child marriages case

Police detained minors suspected of recently taking part in underage marriage ceremonies at a closed Haredi community in the town of Yavne’el, along with individuals allegedly involved in organizing, facilitating, and conducting the events

Shilo Freid, Israel Moshkovitz | 06.24.26

Haredi protest motorcade threatens nationwide traffic chaos: 'We’ll see if the police stop us'

Police to deploy hundreds of officers as convoys depart from 19 cities and travel slowly toward Prison 10 near Kfar Yona, with residents planning counter-protests and authorities warning severe nationwide traffic disruptions are likely throughout day

Shilo Freid, Roy Rubinstein | 06.24.26

Aryeh Deri, Moshe Gafni and Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu, Haredi parties strike election deal: draft concessions for Oct. 7 probe support

The agreement would delay Knesset dissolution until July 17 and set elections for Oct. 20, while giving Haredi parties key bills before the vote

Moran Azulay, Amir Ettinger, Shilo Freid | 06.23.26

Ultra-Orthodox protest over draft arrests disrupts central Israel

Thousands gather near military prison outside Kfar Yona after yeshiva students arrested for draft evasion, blocking roads and alarming residents as Israel’s conscription crisis deepens

Maya Cohen, Roy Rubinstein, Shilo Freid | 06.17.26

'United like a fist behind this law': Netanyahu coalition crisis deepens over Haredi daycare bill

Ultra-Orthodox parties threaten to stop backing coalition votes after Likud says it lacks a majority for a bill that would preserve subsidies for families of yeshiva students who do not serve in the military

Shilo Freid | 06.16.26

Haredi leader raises funds in US to fight 'decrees against Torah students in the Land of Israel'

The leader of the Haredi Lithuanian community, Rabbi Dov Lando, at a rally in Monsey, NY called on Diaspora Jews to join forces for yeshivas and kollels in Israel, amid budget cuts: 'Every Jew is hurt by the decrees against Torah students'

Shilo Freid | 06.15.26

Ultra-Orthodox protests cause nationwide traffic chaos and Ben Gurion Airport disruption

Central roads reopened, trains resumed service, and airport operations stabilized after ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked highways and railways in demonstrations against draft dodger arrests

ynet correspondents | 06.11.26

Haredi brigade marks its largest class yet

IDF’s ultra-Orthodox Hasmonean Brigade holds declaration ceremony for 97 soldiers; 'At first, it was hard for my family to accept my desire to enlist, but it was a process, and slowly they got used to it,' says one recruit

Shilo Freid | 06.10.26

Clashes in Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh: Hundreds of Haredim protest over arrest of draft evaders

The ultra-Orthodox extremists burned garbage bins, threw rocks and blocked roads and the light rail, calling for the release of draft evaders and rioters who vandalized the home of Supreme Court justice Noam Sohlberg; 'The rioters cross every red line'

Shilo Freid, Idan Bloemhof | 06.10.26

הפגנת חרדים בלשכת הגיוס תה"ש במהלך יום גיוס של תומכי לחימה במסלולים חרדיים

‘When the Messiah comes, we'll stone all secular Jews’: rabbis attack Israeli law, IDF enlistment

Prominent ultra-Orthodox rabbis question duty to obey state laws at Netivot anti-enlistment conference targeting IDF tracks designed for Haredi men

Shilo Freid | 06.07.26

הפגנת חרדים מול תחנת משטרת לב הבירה בירושלים

Haredi riots erupt in Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh over arrests at Justice Sohlberg’s home

Haredi protesters attacked civilians outside Jerusalem’s Lev HaBira station, leaving one wounded; in Beit Shemesh, rioters hurled stones at police while arrests over the Sohlberg home unrest fueled wider clashes

Liran Tamari | 06.05.26

המשטרה מפזרת חרדים עם רימוני הלם בכביש 1

Haredim blocking major highway to Jerusalem dispersed with stun grenades: Rabbi: 'We are at war'

'They want to destroy the Torah world, and we need to go to war over this' says Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, as protests over arrest of draft dodger cause major traffic disruptions

Shilo Freid | 06.05.26

הנזקים שגרמו מפגינים חרדים לביתו של שופט העליון סולברג במחאה על חוק הגיוס

'Is this Kristallnacht?': over 50 Haredi Jews arrested for smashing up judge's home

In protest of the draft exemption law, dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters came to the home of Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, where they broke windows, smashed vases and terrorized his family; 'Look at this destruction, a pogrom'

Liran Tamari | 06.03.26

טקסי יום הזיכרון לחללי מערכות ישראל ונפגעי פעולות האיבה

'The same public cannot be asked again and again to sacrifice its children'

Opinion: Families are shattered by grief, reservists are collapsing financially and emotionally, and Israelis carry the weight of endless war, anxiety, taxes and soaring costs as coalition funds keep flowing

Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes | 06.02.26

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