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Netanyahu convenes emergency meeting as haredi parties threaten to block state budget vote
Both haredi parties have threatened to withhold support for the state budget unless agreements are reached on the draft law to avoid…
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Unlawful haredi anti-draft protest closes Highway 4 near Bnei Brak, police confirm
Israel Police said an illegal protest blocked Highway 4 near Bnei Brak on Monday afternoon, prompting closures and traffic diversions. An…
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Haredi population grows rapidly while male employment and army service stall, IDI report finds
According to IDI, the ultra Orthodox community is growing fast, but gaps in employment, income, and military service persist, particularly…
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Israel faces tough choices over haredi draft exemptions, legal expert warns
Legal expert Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz warns that Israel’s draft bill for the Haredi community may entrench societal divisions and worsen…
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80 km. on foot: Sharren Haskel’s three-day march in protest of haredi draft bill
“I couldn’t just sit there and continue to argue and see they’re not changing their minds,” Haskel told the Post about the marathon…
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Shas threatens to oppose 2026 state budget over haredi food-voucher exclusion
If the budget is not approved by the end of March, the close of the fiscal year, the Knesset will automatically dissolve, and new…
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‘Part of historic process’: Netanyahu backs revised outline of IDF haredi draft bill at Knesset
Netanyahu at Knesset: Claims that Israel's standing has been harmed are a wave of lies • On haredi draft: 'You want to see an evasion law?…
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Haredi protesters set fires, block roads, throw stones at police officers, in Beit Shemesh
Haredi demonstrators rioted in Beit Shemesh, blocking buses and throwing stones, as police units moved in to disperse the crowd. Haredi…
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Over 60 local leaders push Netanyahu to halt haredi draft bill, warn of social rift
“The IDF needs, more than ever, additional soldiers to carry the heavy burden of defending the state,” the letter said, arguing that…
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Bismuth’s haredi draft bill won’t change enlistment, IDI expert tells 'Post'
An Israel Democracy Institute expert warns that MK Boaz Bismuth’s haredi draft offers no real enforcement and will not improve enlistment…
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Police arrest 14-year-old suspected in attack on MK Yoav Ben-Tzur’s vehicle
The incident unfolded amid heightened tensions in the ultra-Orthodox (haredi) community surrounding military-conscription legislation,…
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Israel's haredi draft crisis: Court ruling and political stalemate reach breaking point
Israel's haredi draft crisis intensifies as court ruling forces action, while political divisions and protests make it difficult to see a…
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Ex-Sephardi chief rabbi slams Tel Aviv rabbi as 'heretic' after he calls for haredi IDF enlistment
Rabbi Tamir Granot's son, Capt. Amitay Zvi Granot, was killed shortly after Hamas's October 7 attack in an incident on the Lebanon border…
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Senior haredi rabbi calls for widespread protest after unrest following arrests of draft dodgers
Three haredi protesters were arrested in Bnei Brak, while protesters in Jerusalem blocked a major road and the light rail tracks, throwing…
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Donors fund synagogue renovation at COGAT's Erez base near Gaza border, manned by haredi soldiers
The synagogue was renovated at COGAT's Erez Coordination and Liaison Administration base near the Gaza border, where the ultra-orthodox…
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Two police officers injured during Haredi protests against draft dodger arrests
Two suspects were reportedly arrested and brought in for questioning. Two police officers were injured during the ongoing haredi protests…
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Young haredi man convicted of spying for Iran
Stern is a 22-year-old yeshiva student from Beit Shemesh, and belongs to the Vizhnitz hassidic dynasty. About two months after he was…
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Jerusalem Faction plan to shut down Ben-Gurion Airport to protest haredi draft
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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'Israel has declared war on Torah scholars': Haredi leaders call for global protest
"The State of Israel has declared war on Torah scholars. The Haredi community will launch a global battle like no other,” the leaders of…
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IDF preparing to intensify clampdown on haredi draft dodgers
The IDF has sent out 80,000 draft orders to haredi men and is preparing for large-scale arrest operations nationwide, in coordination with…
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Opposition demands to convene Knesset plenum to discuss haredi draft, hostages
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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With backs to the wall on IDF draft, Haredi MKs slam Edelstein, A-G
Edelstein has yet to present the text of a new law proposal based on agreements reached with haredi representatives on June 12, the eve of…