Haredi

Haredi conscription debate threatens long-standing Israeli coalitions - opinion

Ultra-Orthodox parties face mounting political backlash as Israel’s war strains the reserve system and coalition stability.

|ByORI WERTMAN
Ultra-Orthodox Jews clash with police outside the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, central Israel, April 28, 2025
THE NEW ‘ohel’ built over the grave of the Baal Shem Tov.

Inside the sacred resting place of the Baal Shem Tov in Medzhybizh

You come to Medzhybizh seeking the grave of a tzadik (righteous person) and find yourself facing a quieter question: What does it mean to serve God with a full heart?

|ByJACOB MAOR
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks alongside former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban in Budapest last year. Orban transformed Hungary into a quasi-autocracy, while Netanyahu has not achieved the same in Israel, the writer says.

Are new Knesset proposals pushing Israel toward Hungary-style governance? - opinion

Concerns mount that Israel’s new legislation could reshape democracy in a Hungary-like direction.

|ByPAUL GROSS
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against the jailing of seminary students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order outside the home of Military Police commander Brig. Gen. Yuval Yamin in Ashkelon, May 14, 2026.

Ultra-Orthodox protesters attempt to invade military police chief's home

Groups of ultra-Orthodox men have upped their protests amid increasing tensions regarding a haredi draft bill in the Knesset. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, ARIELLA ROITMAN

Haredi protesters attack female soldiers, Iran protests gain momentum

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

FEBRUARY 15, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Ultra-Othodox Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the autopsy of toddlers who died in a daycare, on Tuesday. These protests were not about honoring the dead, but about avoiding accontability, the writer argues.

WATCH: Israel Police rescue two female IDF soldiers chased by ultra-Orthodox mob in Bnei Brak

Over 20 arrested as haredi parties condemn violence, stress it does not reflect the broader haredi community.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, TOBIAS SIEGAL
Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) mob flips police car while chasing female soldiers in Bnei Brak, February 15, 2026.

Haredi, Arab children with autism face inequality and delay in diagnosis, study finds

The study found two types of inequality: both in the lower rate of children who receive formal diagnoses of being on the spectrum and in a critical delay in the age of diagnosis.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is underdiagnosed in ultra-Orthodox and Arab-Israeli populations, according to Jerusalem Taub Center for Social Policy Studies.

EU appoints first ever haredi to National Team of Higher Education Reform Experts

HERE operates under the Erasmus+ program, and aims to strengthen the connection between academia and the evolving labor market.

FEBRUARY 12, 2026ByAVI SOLOMON
YITZIK CROMBIE, the CEO of Israeli start-up Bizmax, poses on November 21 2018 at the company's offices in Jerusalem, the first of its kind for ultra-Orthodox Jewish men.

MDA expands Jerusalem emergency response with 22 new haredi female medics

"This is an important volunteering effort that will enable us to strengthen the rapid and professional medical response to the community in Jerusalem and its surroundings," Eli Bin said.

FEBRUARY 11, 2026ByASHER SMITH
MDA operates 653 motorcycles

Anti-draft haredi protesters block Highway 4, injure two police officers, smash police car window

Israel Police arrested at least nine members of the extremist Peleg Yerushalmi sect who blocked Highway 4 near Bnei Brak to protest recent detentions of haredi draft dodgers.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Haredi anti-draft protesters block Highway 4 near Bnei Brak denouncing the detention of a draft dodger, February 9, 2026.

Why Jerusalem’s last-place quality of life ranking doesn’t tell the full story - opinion

A new quality of life report puts Jerusalem last, yet cranes, jobs, housing, and transit projects point to a great future.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByADIR SCHWARZ
Jerusalem is in the midst of an unprecedented development boom.

The IDF’s haredi pivot: From integration to accommodation - analysis

Facing an acute manpower shortage, the IDF has concluded that if it wants haredim to enlist, accommodation is required.

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByHERB KEINON
A haredi protestor yells at IDF soldiers during a protest in Tel Aviv on February 4, 2026.

WATCH: Haredim block roads near Tel Hashomer in protest of IDF draft, deemed unlawful by police

N12 reported that the protests arose because around 80 haredim are scheduled to enlist in combat support roles.

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF GUARDS outside the recruitment center in Jerusalem as haredim protest the draft, February 4, 2026.

Israelis divided on joining US pre-emptive strike on Iran, ending US military aid - IDI poll

Israelis are divided on Iran, US military aid, and Netanyahu’s role in Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace, according to a new Israel Democracy Institute survey.

FEBRUARY 3, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Damage in the aftermath of an Iranian ballistic missile hitting a building in Bat Yam, June 29, 2025; illustrative.