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Yair Golan calls Khamenei killing a mistake, says Iran war left Israel worse off

Democrats party leader argues Israel's latest war with Iran strengthened hardliners rather than toppling the regime, accuses Netanyahu of squandering a historic opportunity and calls the ultra-Orthodox population ‘parasitic’

Yuval Karni | 10.09.26

Haredi protesters clash with police as Highway 4, Jerusalem entrance blocked | Watch

Police use stun grenades, batons and mounted officers to clear hundreds protesting renewed arrests of Haredi draft evaders; demonstrators chant ‘We will die and not enlist’

Shilo Freid, Liran Tamari, Sivan Hilaie | 10.08.26

Ultra-Orthodox extremists announce mass protests in Jerusalem, central Israel over draft arrests

IDF acknowledges it largely halted proactive arrests of draft evaders in recent weeks, contradicting earlier statement that denied such reports; military says enforcement efforts focused on border crossings during High Holidays

Shilo Freid | 10.07.26

Top rabbi calls Haredi election boycott a ‘great crime’

Rabbi Dov Lando condemns efforts to suppress ultra-Orthodox turnout as Degel HaTorah battles voter frustration over failed military draft law ahead of election

Shilo Freid | 09.30.26

Thousands rally in Jerusalem for Haredi draft evaders freed from military prison

Former detainees welcomed as ‘prisoners of the Torah world’ and promised cash grants after serving time for defying IDF draft orders, as bitter dispute over ultra-Orthodox military service intensifies

Liran Tamari, Shilo Freid | 09.29.26

יונתן קרלינסקי חסיד ברסלב בעל אזרחות כפולה שנעצר בגבול לאחר שובו מאומן

Israeli drafted into Ukrainian army receives Sukkot supplies in detention

Jonathan Karlinsky, detained after Uman pilgrimage and assigned to serve as military doctor near Kharkiv, receives kosher food and Four Species as Jewish community works to support him

Shilo Freid | 09.25.26

‘She’ll give birth before 18’: mother says northern community pushed daughter into underage marriage

Deborah told lawmakers the Yavne’el wedding went ahead without her after police intervened, and she learned of her daughter’s pregnancy through a health fund alert; committee chair Meirav Cohen warned the cases may be only the ‘tip of the iceberg’

Shilo Freid | 09.23.26

Haredi yeshiva students at the IDF recruitment office in Tel Hashomer

IDF probes suspected Haredi draft-dodging scheme using mental health exemptions

IDF says dozens of similarly worded exemption requests come from the same clinics and psychiatrists, often through law firms; Health Ministry and police asked to examine suspected false medical opinions

Shilo Freid | 09.23.26

Who should serve Israel? How parties propose solving the Haredi draft crisis

Most parties back broader enlistment, civilian service alternatives and financial penalties for draft dodgers, while Haredi factions seek to preserve exemptions; Likud was the only party to refuse to answer the questionnaire at all

ynet correspondents | 09.16.26

A quiet revolution is reshaping ultra-Orthodox Israel: guns are suddenly everywhere

Expanded licensing rules have put more firearms in Haredi communities, where many residents lack military training and some gun owners warn that greater security also brings greater risk

Shilo Freid | 09.01.26

Ultra-Orthodox protesters vandalize secular Jerusalem school ahead of opening day

Police deploy to secular school in Kiryat Yovel after protesters scrawl anti-'immodesty' messages, dump garbage and post anti-draft stickers amid wider tensions over Jerusalem’s religious character

Liran Tamari | 09.01.26

צילומי משפחות של מועמדים בגיוס חרדים בתל השומר

'My brother served in Gaza, he inspired me': Haredi youths choose to enlist in IDF

About 500 Haredi youths are expected to report to Tel Hashomer for IDF service, including combat roles, as extremists protest outside; 'It’s a great privilege to defend the country,' said Yosef Friedman; 'It’s important to contribute,' added Shmuel Cohen

Shilo Freid | 08.30.26

אוטובוסים תקועים על ידי המפגינים, מדובר בקווים של אגד שמגיעים מהצפון לירושלים

'The police ran away': Haredi protesters block buses entering Jerusalem on Shabbat

Dozens of ultra-Orthodox demonstrators stranded 13 buses at the capital’s entrance as Shabbat transit protests also spread to Safed and Bnei Brak

Liran Tamari | 08.29.26

Haredi protesters plan roadblocks after arrest of alleged draft dodger

Demonstrations are expected around Bnei Brak after a yeshiva student who came to police to testify in a fraud case was allegedly escorted from the station and handed over to military police

Shilo Freid | 08.12.26

$13,000 for a wig? Orthodox women challenge a costly religious norm

Chabad attorney is asking a rabbinical court to classify wigs as an essential religious necessity and cap profits, while wig makers say rising demand, scarce human hair and higher production standards justify the cost

Shilo Freid | 08.07.26