Haredi draft
Son of rabbi who verbally attacked IDF chief says father receives no state funding whatsoever
This comes after Rabbi Aryeh Yazdi was heard cursing Zamir and calling him “accursed” and “may his name be erased.”
Israel cannot afford Netanyahu’s capitulation to haredi demands - editorial
Knesset panel advances ultra-Orthodox bill to enshrine Torah study in Basic Law
Simchi vows to push unity gov't, enlistment in new political alliance with Gantz
Grapevine: Fiscal support for the ultra-Orthodox
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Ministerial committee approves Torah Study bill amid coalition tensions
Netanyahu’s coalition advances the Torah Study law, despite opposition and warnings that the bill could worsen draft evasion amid Israel’s manpower shortage.
Shas pushes tone-deaf Torah study law while soldiers die in Lebanon, Gaza - comment
Those who see Torah study as essential should acknowledge the unique burden borne by those who leave their lives behind to defend the country, and that yeshiva study is not a comparable sacrifice.
The rabbis attacking Israel’s courts are attacking Religious Zionism - opinion
The very ethos of Religious Zionism is integration: to bridge the sacred and the worldly, and to play an integral role in building the State of Israel.
Haredi parties to advance bill granting draft evaders equal rights to IDF soldiers
Shas party leader Arye Deri demanded that the legislation be rapidly advanced, and it is expected to be brought to the Knesset’s plenum for its preliminary reading this week.
Deri says Shas supports draft evaders during prison visit, calls to add Torah study to Basic Law
The visit was made to the Neve Tzedek Military Prison, and Deri was accompanied by other lawmakers from his party, including MK Michael Malkieli and Haim Biton.
'This was not a demonstration, it was a pogrom,' says Council leader, Sohlberg's friend Moskowitz
Tomer Moskowitz, a friend of Sohlberg, told 103FM that "anyone could feel their life in danger in a situation like this," and that it could have ended completely differently.
Ultra-Orthodox protesters block Jerusalem's Tunnel Checkpoint after draft dodger arrested
Border Police officers from the Jerusalem periphery unit and Jerusalem District police officers are operating at the scene.
Israel must stop tolerating anti-draft anarchy - opinion
The young men and women who put their lives on the line for all of us, including the yeshiva students, display more courage by realizing that a nation that will not defend itself is not worth saving.
Criticizing haredim is not antisemitism, and calling it that is dangerous - opinion
As the most visibly Jewish community in Israel, haredim face a reality mirrored on the streets of Brooklyn and London: those who look the “most Jewish” are often the most targeted.