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The IDF's Manpower Directorate is considering having ultra-Orthodox men report to locations other than its regular induction centers to reduce the chances of their encountering demonstrators, and to spread out the call-up dates over a longer period

According to Israel's attorney general, because the High Court ruled against exempting ultra-Orthodox men from military service, the state can no longer fund daycare for the children of yeshiva students due to be conscripted into the IDF

The Baltimore Jewish Council said of the Jewish museum arson, 'The motives are unknown, but this can only be viewed as antisemitism.' In NYC, an ultra-Orthodox man was stabbed as the suspect reportedly yelled 'Free Palestine' during the attack.

'A real Haredi soldier – not someone pretending to be Haredi – would have no issue serving in the IDF,' said former Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, and argued that the ultra-Orthodox can remain within their communities while getting a secular education or drafting to the military

The Israeli army is expected to send around 6,000 draft notices to ultra-Orthodox men who are working or have dropped out of yeshiva. About 150 men from an extreme ultra-Orthodox sect blocked a highway in protest after the army's announcement

According to the emerging plan, some 9,600 young Haredim will be recruited within two years – far fewer than the 63,000 ultra-Orthodox men of draft age. The General Staff will continue to rely on reservists as long as the Gaza war continues – and also during the tense period expected on the borders in coming years

Rabbi Dov Lando, leader of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community in Israel, wrote that 'the courts have declared war on the Torah world'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others argued with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in a heated discussion on his demand to extend mandatory service and his opposition to exempting the ultra-Orthodox from enlisting in the IDF

The decision by Israel's top court ordering the state to draft Haredi men and halt funding for yeshivas who don't cooperate has put ultra-Orthodox parties in a serious predicament. While they don't rule out the possibility of dissolving the Knesset, they understand that they have no real political alternative

Hours after Israel's High Court unanimously ruled that ultra-Orthodox men are obligated to serve in the army, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara sent letters to the defense chiefs and the government, saying that the state must comply with the court's ruling and immediately begin the draft process

  The Israeli political system is abuzz following Tuesday morning's Supreme Court ruling on ultra-Orthodox military service. The consensus is that the ball is now in the court of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Ministry of Defense. These institutions will be required to issue draft orders to yeshiva students eligible for conscription. In […]

The unanimous ruling by nine High Court justices comes after years of legal and political wrangling, and is set to send shockwaves across Netanyahu's coalition. After the ruling, Israel's attorney general ordered the defense establishment to immediately recruit 3000 ultra-Orthodox men to the IDF

At a time saturated by death and sorrow, Netanyahu's coalition is committing suicide over a legislation whose goal is to create a reservoir of jobs that'll be in the ultra-Orthodox parties' hands. Several 'rebel' Likud MKs, however, represent a strong sentiment among party voters, who can no longer bear the nausea

If it covers most of the debt racked up by an ultra-Orthodox education network, the Finance Ministry will signal to it that negligence comes at no cost

Shas' support follows backing the day before from Netanyahu's other ultra-Orthodox partner, United Torah Judaism, which announced they supported any deal to free hostages. Smotrich and Ben Gvir threaten to quit the coalition

For years, political dependence on ultra-Orthodox parties has been delaying Israel's biggest transportation projects and making them more expensive. The railway bridge for the new Rishon Letzion-Modi'in line is just the latest example

What do we do when an ultra-Orthodox public devout about its faith faces off against another public – one that's devout about the security of the state?

In ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods across Israel, rabbis have come out against urban renewal projects, which they say are a threat to the residents - leaving community members living in old, unsafe homes, and the community as a whole facing a severe housing shortage. But the tide may be slowly turning

Despite anger among Israel's ultra-Orthodox community, coalition leaders don't believe the political crisis over yeshiva students' army service poses an immediate danger to PM Netanyahu's coalition, which relies on Haredi parties

Last October, Haredi support for canceling the draft exemption jumped to a record 22 percent. It's no longer shameful to appear in Bnei Brak in uniform. Has there been a genuine change in ultra-Orthodox society?