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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

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

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

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

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

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

Attorney General tells Supreme Court: Government violated draft ruling, undermining rule of law

In sharp response to contempt of court petition, AG confirms government had not acted to enforce law against Haredi tax evaders and called for implementation of Justice Noam Sohlberg's warning: 'A dangerous opening for the rule of unbridled power'

Shilo Freid, Netael Bandel | 01.12.26

The IDF can’t do it all, it's time to scale back

Opinion: Haredi enlistment remains unlikely, and the IDF must stop fixating on absent recruits and clearly define its limits; with a growing troop shortage, it's time to cut missions, because fewer soldiers means greater risk and reduced capability

Nahum Barnea | 01.12.26

Ultra-Orthodox children are being left to poverty and lawlessness

Ultra-Orthodox leaders are blamed for deepening poverty among large families and encouraging reckless protests that endanger children, raising questions about how parents surrendered responsibility for their children’s education and lives, with deadly consequences

Ruhama Weiss | 01.10.26

Bus driver in fatal Jerusalem crash brought to court in security prisoner uniform: 'The only jacket available'

Bus driver accused of killing 14-year-old Yosef Eisental brought to a court hearing wearing a security prisoner uniform, even though police say the incident was not a terror attack

Liran Tamari | 01.08.26

Haredi anger at police after fatal ramming, charges against driver revised

Police initially sought an aggravated murder charge against bus driver Fakhri Khatib in the death of teen Yosef Eisental, but a court downgraded it as Haredim condemned police messaging over the ramming and a sector spokesman later apologized

Shilo Freid, Liran Tamari | 01.07.26

Bus driver remanded on negligent homicide charge in death of Haredi teenager in Jerusalem

The Jerusalem court extended the bus driver’s detention after dropping the murder charge, with the judge citing footage showing about 20 children standing in front of the bus and ruling that driving into the crowd was not justified

Liran Tamari | 01.07.26

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