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מפרי סדר נעצרו לאחר שניסו לפרוץ למשרדי תוכנית קודקוד

Ultra-Orthodox extremists storm building housing IDF cybersecurity program that recruits Haredim

Police arrested two of the rioters after ultra-Orthodox extremists tried to break into a Bnei Brak office building housing soldiers in the IDF's Kodkod program, which trains Haredi men for software and cybersecurity roles without requiring uniforms

Shilo Freid | 10.14.26

EU eyes surprise post-Netanyahu coalition led by Eisenkot and Haredi parties

European diplomats are studying Haredi voter turnout, internal party disputes and rabbinic influence, while a senior official says quiet political talks are underway; officials fear a government dependent on outside support from Arab parties could be fragile

Itamar Eichner | 10.14.26

150 new communities along Israel's borders: The ambitious plan for affordable homes and security

Hashomer Hachadash founder Yoel Zilberman says a new moshav has already been established and proposes developing the Egyptian and Jordanian frontiers, including a yeshiva near Jericho, renewable energy projects and opportunities for young families

Sharon Kidon | 10.14.26

נשיא המדינה יצחק הרצוג בראיון במלאת 3 שנים ל- 7.10

Herzog: ‘I'll do everything I can to prevent repeat elections’

Ahead of Israel's elections, the president vows to prevent another vote if no government emerges, renews his call for a plea deal in Netanyahu's trial and warns of rising violence and a police force struggling to cope

Chen Artzi Sror | 10.12.26

Victory for New York's Orthodox Jewish lobby as Hochul joins Trump's school choice plan

After months of lobbying, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul backs a federal tax credit that could send millions to Jewish schools and yeshivas; teachers unions and civil rights groups warn the program will divert federal tax revenue from public priorities and deepen segregation

Daniel Edelson, New York | 10.11.26

By 2030, most Israeli first graders will attend Haredi schools, study finds

First-grade enrollment in secular Hebrew-language schools fell 12% from 2023 to 2026, while Haredi enrollment rose 11%; Haredi and Arab children are also projected to make up a majority of preschoolers by 2028, highlighting a rapid demographic shift

Chen Artzi Sror | 10.10.26

חסימות הכבישים והרחובות של החרדים בשבת: שכונת הסופרים בבני ברק

Cities in Israel are changing radically: 'The neighborhood will become fully ultra-Orthodox'

Shabbat wars: In Bnei Brak, they went from blocking a street in a mixed neighborhood to a complete ban on entry; In Safed, people from other cities come to demonstrate in front of buses that don't even pass through the city; even the entrance to Jerusalem was blocked

ynet correspondents | 10.10.26

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

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