Haredi news
High Court freezes Knesset law stopping arrests of haredi military draft evaders
The court issued a conditional order hours after the Knesset approved the legislation, citing longstanding rulings on yeshiva conscription and concerns over selective enforcement.
Bnei Brak set to become Israel's first city with gender-segregated streets, municipality announces
Sharren Haskel resigns as Israel's deputy FM over bill halting arrests of haredi draft dodgers
Knesset votes to freeze arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders amid IDF manpower crisis
Thousands of haredi volunteers rally to aid Israel amidst conflict with Hamas
Chamal's activity is divided into three core divisions, each dedicated to addressing critical needs.
Israel must heed A-G on gender segregation, interior minister says
The letter approached a societal issue in Israel brought to the public eye on Yom Kippur in Tel Aviv.
Israel Police forge new collaborations with ultra-Orthodox communities
There are currently over 1.3 million Haredim in Israel—roughly 13% of the population—and while religious, their communities are far from crime-free.
Gov't to transfer hundreds of millions in funds for haredi education
The plan seeks to transfer NIS 94 million for the sake of "Jewish culture", NIS 61 million to support yeshivas and their students, and NIS 32 million to boys' schools that don't teach core studies.
Tension in coalition mounts over last minute budget demands
Agudat Yisrael demands additional funds, threatens to oppose budget; Smotrich threatens to resign
Bus line in Ashdod doesn't allow women, drivers say it's line for 'only men'
Bus drivers on the Ashdod 80 line have barred women from riding the bus multiple times.
Israel needs to allow more building permits to haredi municipalities - comptroller
Of Israel's population, an estimated 9.45 million people, around 1.2 million (or 13%) are considered ultra-orthodox.
Phenomenon of pork barrel politics is not new on the Israeli political scene
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: When Mapai and Labor Alignment were the country’s dominant political forces from 1948 to 1977, the kibbutz movement benefited enormously because of the political patrons it had.
Will coalition deals spark civic revolt?
MIDDLE ISRAEL: Netanyahu expects the silent majority to accept their money’s theft, their children’s re-education, their government’s deformation and their Zionism’s demise.
Israel is facing a ticking bomb: Haredi unemployment
How will the unemployment rates within the Haredi community impact Israel's future?
