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Haaretz - 08:25 Jul 17, 2026
Shas party chairman Arye Dery said the coalition in which he sits no longer recognizes the authority of the courts, asking, 'Why do we need ... to play this game?' The veteran Haredi lawmaker also attacked the IDF chief for having opposed a law freezing the arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers -
Haaretz - 08:16 Jul 13, 2026
Legal advisers warned that not enforcing the law on Haredi draft evaders violates the principal of equality before the law -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 12:25 Jul 09, 2026
The employment rate for Haredi men stands at 53% – a figure that represents a decade-long halt and sparks pessimism regarding the achievement of government targets.
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Haaretz - 17:46 Jul 01, 2026
The Knesset's legal adviser said the coalition's proposal to suspend enforcement against Haredi draft dodgers would undermine months of work on the bill, while the deputy attorney general said he expects the High Court to strike it down -
Haaretz - 01:16 Jul 01, 2026
Ahead of a proposed 90-day arrest freeze for yeshiva students, the IDF warns that the country is on its way to 90,000 Haredi draft dodgers -
Haaretz - 12:52 Jun 28, 2026
Defense Minister Katz and Cabinet Secretary Fuchs urged key Knesset committee chairman Boaz Bismuth to back a temporary halt to the arrest of Haredi draft evaders, warning of 'a real concern' of a rupture with the ultra-Orthodox community that could 'lead to civil war' -
Haaretz - 13:31 Jun 10, 2026
Malky Goldman was born in Jerusalem's grittiest Haredi neighborhood, but her family's move to New York and John Turturro's recognition of her talent have helped propel her to the Tribeca film festival -
Haaretz - 16:41 May 18, 2026
Police commissioner retracts his previous directive, which was to avoid the arrests amid fear of protests. An officer who encounters a Haredi deserter is now ordered to detain him, report and wait for a military police representative to arrest him -
Haaretz - 10:17 May 11, 2026
In a classified Knesset briefing, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir warned the army could 'collapse' without Haredi enlistment, as Netanyahu moves to stall a draft-exemption bill amid internal Likud dissent and pressure from ultra-Orthodox factions -
Haaretz - 08:13 Apr 30, 2026
The court ruled that the state must take away subsidies for draft-dodging students, including housing, property taxes, day care costs and public transportation – thousands of shekels a month, without which an average Haredi family will find it hard to survive -
Haaretz - 21:14 Apr 28, 2026
Haredi demonstrators held nationwide protests against the draft in Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh and Bnei Brak - resulting in at least three arrests as groups blocked major highways -
Haaretz - 21:16 Mar 31, 2026
Netanyahu aims to bundle the exemption with extending service and reservist benefits to secure coalition backing, while citing IDF manpower warnings to blunt criticism. Failure could push Haredi parties toward opposition deals ahead of elections -
Haaretz - 15:13 Feb 15, 2026
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters took to the streets in a riot sparked when two women soldiers were assaulted during an official military trip to Bnei Brak. Netanyahu, the IDF chief of staff and Haredi MKs denounced the violence -
Haaretz - 07:12 Jan 02, 2026
Avraham Rosenthal cooks modern Ashkenazi food and offers a window into Haredi home cooking and daily life – and it's not what you'd expect -
Haaretz - 19:07 Dec 28, 2025
Three people were arrested at the protest, led by the extremist ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem Faction, which was joined by a diverse collection of Haredi groups. In response, the faction said that 'if you arrest Torah scholars, the state will also come to a halt' -
Haaretz - 18:39 Dec 21, 2025
Religious Zionist lawmakers pander to Haredi politicians, letting them trample on the rule of law and the foundational concept of a shared, public and universal draft -
Haaretz - 19:20 Nov 23, 2025
Levin will temporarily head the Religious Services, Labor, and Jerusalem Affairs ministries. Ultra-Orthodox parties are expected to support the move despite their boycott over the demand for an exemption bill for Haredi men, as the ongoing ministerial gaps continue to hamper government operations -
Haaretz - 13:02 Nov 14, 2025
Even as Haredi leaders secure a generous military service exemption, unprecedented rivalries within Degel HaTorah and Shas reveal deep fractures across Israel's ultra-Orthodox public -
Haaretz - 17:30 Oct 17, 2025
Officials close to MK Boaz Bismuth say the bill is the part of understandings reached earlier this year with Haredi leaders to lower conscription target numbers and ease personal sanctions on draft dodgers -
Haaretz - 15:10 Sep 15, 2025
Breslav rabbis urged followers to stay put amid rising enforcement: 'The evil authorities have decreed a general draft … Whoever has an arrest warrant against him must not attempt to leave Israel.' Haredi leaders slam crackdown as politically motivated