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What will Israel’s bombshell court ruling that Haredi Jews must serve in the military mean for...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 3 weeks agoThe conflict that has raged in Gaza since October 7 has riven Israeli society. People are deeply divided over the government’s conduct of the war and the failure to secure the release of the ...
Israel's Supreme Court freezes funding for Haredi students who don't enlist in military
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoIsraeli army reserve activists from Brother In Arms wave Israeli flags at a protest against military...
Israel's Haredi voters drift hard right in leadership vacuum
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoOne of Israel's most extremist politicians, known for his inflammatory anti-Arab speeches and...
Israel’s top court rules ultra-Orthodox Jews must be drafted into military, in blow to Netanyahu
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 3 weeks agoIsrael’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the government to draft ultra-Orthodox Jews into the...
Israel's Orthodox Haredim seek to avoid being pulled into national crisis
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoAs Israel's government pushes through judicial reforms that have convulsed the nation with mass...
Can Israel's ultra-Orthodox military volunteers help defuse the battle over conscription?
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoYossi Levi is a member of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, whose exemption from compulsory...
Why ultra-Orthodox conscription could threaten Israel’s coalition
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoUltra-Orthodox Israelis have long held a privileged position in that society. Yet young men of the...
High-tech and war are integrating some ultra-Orthodox Jews into Israel's secular society
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoSome ultra-Orthodox Jews are seeking secular Israeli jobs and lifestyles, but they face growing...
Haredim: Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews now facing conscription
The Week via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoThousands of Haredim have protested against the ruling that has ended their de-facto exemption from...
Could Israel's ultra-Orthodox conscription ruling hurt Netanyahu?
The Week via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoA decade's long exemption could finally be coming to an end. | Credit: Illustration by Stephen Kelly...