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Smotrich, Netanyahu, Eichler and Ben-Gvir

Netanyahu recovers from surgery as government crisis deepens, threatening new elections

The Haredim are threatening to oppose the budget if the draft exemption law is not advanced, and Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir continues to threaten that members of his faction will also oppose it; If the government is unable to pass a budget for next year then the Knesset is dissolved automatically and goes to new elections

Yuval Karni, Gad Lior, Shilo Freid | 12.30.24

Report: One in eight Israelis is Haredi; decline in birth rates continues

Study shows stall in Haredi men’s employment linked to IDF draft policies and the economic fallout of war; trends also reveal declining birth rates and migration from core Haredi cities

Shilo Freid | 12.30.24

Ultra-Orthodox men at IDF recruitment office

Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic group mulls enlistment for its youth amid blacklash

IDF officials hold talks with the Karlin Hasidic sect, offering to create special enlistment programs for adults with a pilot of 200 men; They will serve without uniforms and in women-free environment; Haredi community slams decision as secession

Shilo Freid | 12.26.24

This is why Haredim refuse to enlist in the IDF: A deep dive

The refusal of most ultra-Orthodox men to enlist has a long history, which stems in part from preventing assimilation into Israeli society – and because of this, the dream of equality in sharing the burden of IDF service seems distant; Haredi leaders sought to restore the voice of the Torah that was silenced after the Holocaust, but what began as an exemption for for about 400 Torah scholars has now reached tens of thousands

Shilo Freid | 12.18.24

National Religious sector rabbis call for a hostage deal: 'A religious and moral duty'

Religious Zionist rabbis publish a letter urging the government to pursue a deal to bring back the hostages: 'Israel stands in a position of significant strength, which allows it to bear the painful costs necessary to bring home our brothers and sisters,' the rabbis wrote

Shilo Freid | 12.17.24

Leader of hardline Jerusalem Faction Rabbi Asher Deutsch dies at 79

Head of Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak frequently spoke out strongly against conscription of Haredim into IDF

Shilo Freid | 12.16.24

Former chief rabbi: 'Even someone who's idle shouldn't join the army'

In recorded video, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef urges all ultra-Orthodox men to ignore military draft orders, even those not studying in yeshivas

Shilo Freid | 12.15.24

The Haredi officer who volunteers at a police station in an Arab town

Maor Korsias, a Haredi Jew from Tiberias, has become an unconventional presence at the police station in Kafr Kanna, with his long sidelocks and black kippah; He has earned the respect of the local community, who affectionately call him 'the Sheikh'; But how does he balance his Torah studies in a kollel with volunteering as a police officer?

Shilo Freid | 12.12.24

נשיא המדינה יצחק הרצוג מטיל את המנדט להרכבת ממשלה על בנימין נתניהו

Herzog says Netanyahu pardon 'not currently on the table'

President does not dismiss clemency for PM in ongoing corruption trial; 'I will always act according to my conscience,' Herzog says, stressing respect for rule of law and calling Netanyahu's court appearance 'not a happy day'

Shilo Freid | 12.12.24

Hasidic man married to 2 women gives one a divorce after pressure

Man from Kiryas Joel, the center of the Satmar Hasidic movement, granted a Jewish religious divorce to his first wife after 10 years of refusal following legal efforts and persuasion

Shilo Freid | 12.11.24

העלה יהודים מסוריה לישראל. מרקו (מרדכי) חליפה ז"ל

'It’s a shame my father isn’t here to see Assad's fall'

Family members of prosecuted Jews in Syria recount the cruelty of Assad's line and say they finally have closure following the regime's end

Shilo Freid | 12.10.24

סמ"ר ברק דניאל הלפרן סמל עמרי כהן סמ"ר עידו ז'נו

3 IDF soldiers killed in anti-tank attack in Jabaliya

The soldiers from the Givati Brigade were killed as they boarded an armored truck; 12 soldiers were injured in the same incident with 3 in serious condition

Yoav Zitun, Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad, Shilo Freid | 12.09.24

Authorities name five Israeli victims in Morocco car crash

Natan Shapira, Shimon Tefilinski, Yosef Tefilinski, Moshe Gallant and Israel Meir Shasha were on their way to a rabbi's tomb when their car lost control and overturned

Shilo Freid | 12.06.24

5 Israeli pilgrims killed in fatal car crash in Morocco

Victims, members of Breslav Hassidic sect from Safed, killed on pilgrimage to graves of Jewish sages; efforts underway to repatriate bodies to Israel for burial, with authorities navigating logistical challenges at crash site

Shilo Freid | 12.06.24

Minister Meir Porush and ultra-Orthodox youth at the recruitment office

Government party establishes hotline to provide legal advice for IDF draft dodgers

Agudat Yisrael, the faction led by Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf, established a guidance center for ultra-Orthodox youth to help them avoid military conscription, describing the initiative as a response to 'the looming threat to the Torah world'

Shilo Freid | 12.05.24

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