Ultra-Orthodox media denounce military draft notices
Defense minister's move to send thousands of draft notices sparks fierce response from religious press.
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Finance minister defies legal counsel, vows to maintain Haredi daycare subsidies
Bezalel Smotrich accuses government lawyers of bias against ultra-Orthodox community and overstepping authority.
Gov't instructed to cut childcare aid for Haredi draft avoiders
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara sent a letter to Labor Minister Yoav Ben-Tzur, instructing him to halt funding for daycare centers ...
Defense minister delays drafting ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students
Gallant is said to have temporarily delayed the move in an effort to leverage ongoing political negotiations to boost enlistment ...
On employment of ultra-Orthodox women, don't call it a revolution
There is still room for progress in Israeli society regarding its attitudes surrounding ultra-Orthodox women.
As Haredi pressure mounts, Zionist values bill to include Torah study
Otzma Yehudit party adds Torah study to the bill after opposition from ultra-Orthodox factions.
Budget vote could give PM stability after rocky start
Approved with a majority of 64, the vote gives Netanyahu up to two years of quiet after weeks of tense ...
Experts warn education budget will obliterate state school system
"Entire generations of children will be denied basic studies of mathematics, science, and languages," educators write in a letter to ...
Leading Haredi rabbis lambast government for 'destroying kashrut, conversion'
Ultra-Orthodox leaders Chaim Kanievsky and Gershon Edelstein to issue scathing letter criticizing lawmakers for reforms they claim would undermine Judaism.
Haredi sage Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky endorses COVID vaccination for kids
Prominent ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky rules in favor of inoculating children following meeting with senior health experts.