Tag: Ultra-Orthodox
IDF launches first ultra-Orthodox combat brigade
The formation of a new ultra-Orthodox infantry brigade is advancing despite tensions surrounding the haredi military service exemption bill and ongoing demonstrations by ultra-Orthodox protesters at the Jerusalem recruitment office.
The first wave of combat...
Dozens show up after IDF drafts first 1,000 haredim
Mere dozens of ultra-Orthodox young men showed up at the Israel Defense Forces’ Meitav Reception and Sorting Base at Tel Hashomer in Ramat Gan on Monday out of some 1,000 who were issued draft orders.
According to the...
Haredi enlistment: The political hot potato before the Knesset recess
The Israeli High Court’s decision on Tuesday was plain and simple: When it comes to enlistment to the Israel Defense Forces, there needs to be equality between all sectors of the Israeli public.
This decision...
A fraught 48 hours portend major crisis for Netanyahu’s coalition
“Pull yourself together,” was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s warning to his government partners after 48 hours of coalition turmoil.
It all started after Shas, the Sephardi ultra-Orthodox party, demanded approval for the “rabbis bill.”...
US won’t say if it would work with Yair Golan, who denounced haredi Jews
The U.S. State Department commented for the first time on Thursday on controversial statements about ultra-Orthodox Jews by the incoming chief of Israel’s Labor Party, Yair Golan, who was elected with 95% of the...
AG orders ministries to prepare to enlist ultra-Orthodox to IDF
Israel’s Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara in a letter sent on Sunday instructed the legal advisers at the ministries of education and defense to start planning for the recruitment of haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, yeshivah students...
A Security Revolution in the Ultra-Orthodox Neighborhoods of Israel: Hashomer HaChadash and ‘Brothers for...
The October 7th attack and the ongoing war have significantly impacted the personal sense of security among Israeli civilians throughout the country. In addition to conflicts at Israel's borders, recent terrorist attacks within cities...
Gov’t plans to pass haredi draft law in the fall
Israel's governing coalition intends to pass a law regulating the draft into the Israel Defense Forces of haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, Jewish men during this fall's parliamentary session, temporarily delaying its judicial reform program.
"This is...
Record employment for Israeli ultra-Orthodox men
The employment rate for ultra-Orthodox men in Israel has reached an all-time high of 55.8% amid a soaring cost of living and rising interest rates, according to a report by the Central Bureau of...
The New York Times’ unethical war on Chassidic schools
Few members of the general public pay much attention to Pulitzer Prizes. Like most such competitions, they are subjectively decided and often say more about intellectual fashion than excellence in journalism and the arts...