Haredi

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 17, 2025

Sa’ar, haredi parties initially silent on firing of Bar

Gideon Sa’ar stays silent as Netanyahu moves to fire Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, amid coalition divisions and legal concerns over the decision’s timing and motivations.

Taking from Israel and refusing to serve: Why haredim draft refusal is hard to swallow

Few things are more provocative for non-haredim than haredi rabbis and students gleefully rejecting the government and refusing to defend the state – all while taking its money.

Shattering glass ceilings: The quiet revolution of haredi women

Haredi women work, earn a living, study, and acquire an education – yet they still face glass ceilings that are difficult to shatter.

By LINDA COHEN-ROFEH , ODELIA FROSH
12/03/2025

Multitasking haredi politicians: One hand writes the laws, the other undermines them

Since the early days of Israel, an internal debate has taken place within the ultra-Orthodox community over whether it is possible to cooperate with the Zionist state and benefit from its resources.

By ELIYAHU BERKOVITS
11/03/2025

IDF plans to summon 14,000 haredim, expects shortfall in 2025 draft goals

The IDF said it expects to miss its 2025 goal of 4,800 recruits by 1,800.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf

Coalition struggling to muster majority to pass 2025 budget, sources say

The bill is currently being prepared in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee but is unlikely to pass by the end of the month.

Disturbing doc highlight systemic abuse in ultra-Orthodox education

Director Meni Philip's powerful film gives a voice to survivors of corporal punishment in haredi educational institutions, revealing how widespread abuse shapes an entire community.

NIS 1b. for yeshivot inserted into budget base, haredi parties say

The decision means that the funds will no longer be labeled as “coalition funds”.

Haredi faction holds emergency talks as Israel’s 2025 budget deadline looms

Haredi faction Degel Hatorah's vote on the 2025 budget remains uncertain amid coalition strife.

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