Ultra-Orthodox lawmaker Meir Porush rules out violence in his community's struggle against military service, insists he'll ...

"We are in a process of change. It is very important to show the great contribution of all parts of society, but as far as I ...

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Head of the IDF's Personnel Directorate revealed to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that the number of haredi recruits is much lower than the IDF's target and needs.

Amidst military police raids on haredi strongholds in an attempt to arrest yeshiva students who are draft dodgers, a senior ...

Whether the video is authentic or fake, it attempts to tarnish David Ben-Gurion's memory," the Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute ...

Hundreds of rabbis set to attend rallies at Beit Lid on Thursday evening; Slonim Hasidic group urges 'struggle against the ...

Former cabinet minister sets up tent outside Justice Ministry to protest arrests of draft evaders. Liberman calls on ...

In addition, hundreds of younger Haredi men, aged 18–24, have signed up for combat and combat-support roles, including in specially tailored Haredi service tracks.

And, haredi students are exempt from Israel’s military draft, which shuts off another channel for possible haredi integration into broader Israeli society. All of this is happening as haredi families ...

Israel's Haredi (who self-define as "strictly Orthodox") have traditionally participated less than other sectors of society in the labor force, with almost half of all men dedicating their time to ...

Thousands of haredi Orthodox men crowd the streets of Jerusalem for a funeral, the latest in a series of high-profile violations of COVID restrictions in Israel's haredi sector, Jan. 31, 2021.