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מיצג מחאה במודיעין עלית המשווה את בחורי הישיבה העצורים בגלל עריקות לחטופים

Outrage as Haredi protesters set up ‘Hostages Square’ for detained draft dodgers

In Modiin Illit, activists protesting arrest of ultra-Orthodox men who failed to report for military service erect 'Hostages Square' modeled on Tel Aviv’s plaza for Gaza captives, adopting hostage-family symbols

Shilo Freid | 02.26.26

שמחה גרינבויים ומנחם קיין שרכשו את קניון ערד

Mayor warns ultra-Orthodox mall owners against undermining city’s secular identity

After Ger Hasidic businessmen bought Arad’s main shopping center, tenants say they were asked to remove images of women and adopt stricter modesty standards; officials call it illegal discrimination and an attempt to reshape the largely secular city

Ilana Curiel | 02.16.26

22 arrested in Bnei Brak riots; female IDF soldiers say they hid in dumpsters

Unrest erupted after false reports they were serving draft notices; police rescued the soldiers as rioters overturned a patrol car and torched a motorcycle, while commanders cited lack of coordination with the army

Maya Cohen | 02.15.26

Haredi boycott of key draft exemption bill vote throws state budget into jeopardy

Ultra-Orthodox lawmakers claimed there was no progress in the discussions on draft bill so they decided not to support vote on the Arrangements Law; צove threatens timetable set by coalition and the advancement of its reforms, including milk reform

Shilo Freid | 02.05.26

Security guard at Prague airport forces ultra-Orthodox woman to remove head covering

The woman, who was flying to London with her husband, said she took off her headscarf out of fear of being arrested; 'I said I'm a religious Jew and I can't take it off but he yelled again, Take it off'; She was afraid of arrest so she complied

Itamar Eichner | 02.04.26

IDF unveils three new enlistment tracks for ultra-Orthodox recruits, including separate officer training

New General Staff order creates fully gender-segregated units, separate command courses and an external rabbinical body to oversee compliance, as the military seeks to expand ultra-Orthodox enlistment without altering religious lifestyles

Shilo Freid, Yoav Zitun | 02.03.26

71,000 draft evaders, 80% ultra-Orthodox: Israel sees slight rise in Haredi enlistment

As the High Court demands an effective draft plan, new data show a modest increase in ultra-Orthodox enlistment alongside a sharp jump in draft evaders, most of them Haredi, and growing criticism of police enforcement

Tova Zimuky | 02.01.26

Senior Hasidic power broker accuses Netanyahu of deceiving ultra-Orthodox public

In a rare public interview, Moti Babchik said the current crisis over military conscription of ultra-Orthodox men has shattered trust that once existed between the community’s leadership and Netanyahu

Amir Ettinger | 01.31.26

Haredi bloc to back budget in first reading despite draft dispute

Parties condition support on progress toward draft exemption law, but with legal concerns unresolved, receive rabbinic approval to back coalition in initial vote

Shilo Freid, Amir Ettinger | 01.28.26

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

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

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

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

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