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Ultra-Orthodox protesters outside the Abu Kabir detention facility in Tel Aviv, June 10, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Knesset advances Basic Law bill equating Torah study with IDF service, despite coalition revolt
By Ariela Karmel
Four coalition MKs opposed measure declaring Torah study a foundational value; critics say bill seeks to preserve mass ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions, 'spits in the face' of troops
Ultra-Orthodox protesters outside the Abu Kabir detention facility in Tel Aviv, June 10, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 10, 2026, 9:32 pm
Knesset advances Basic Law bill equating Torah study with IDF service, despite coalition revolt
Four coalition MKs opposed measure declaring Torah study a foundational value; critics say bill seeks to preserve mass ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions, ‘spits in the face’ of troops
By Ariela Karmel
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men, protesting against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with army recruitment orders, seen at the scene of a violent attack on the home of Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg in the settlement of Alon Shvut, June 3, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 6, 2026, 10:38 pm
Haredi rioters sought to physically harm deputy Supreme Court chief, police said to find
Channel 12 says initial probe shows ultra-Orthodox attackers were highly organized, intended to hurt Noam Sohlberg; source says rioters ‘came to cause a pogrom’
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox men protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, at the home of Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg in the settlement of Alon Shvut, June 3, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 6, 2026, 2:01 pm
The violent ultra-Orthodox fight against the draft is an ostensible holy war against the state
The shocking attack on Justice Noam Sohlberg’s home underlines that extremists view the enlistment battle as a religious crusade, in which there can and will be no compromise
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut. in Jerusalem, November 3, 2025. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
June 5, 2026, 5:36 pm
Ex-chief justice warns Israel sliding to ‘anarchy’ after Haredi riot at judge’s home
Esther Hayut says attacks on justice system constitute violation of democratic principles and rule of law, calls for return to ‘sane behavior’ as ‘our lives depend on it’
By ToI Staff
Protesters block traffic on Route 4, near the Ganot Interchange in central Israel, as they demonstrate against the arrest of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders, on June 1, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 1, 2026, 8:36 pm
Mass ultra-Orthodox protests block roads, halt traffic over arrest of draft dodgers
Public transport heavily impacted as protesters climb onto railway tracks in central Israel, block Jerusalem light rail; protester hit by motorcyclist, seriously injured on Route 4
By Sam Sokol and Shira Silkoff
A Haredi protester being arrested in Beit Shemesh during protests at the police station on May 31, 2026. (Screentshot/X/ Yishai Cohen/Israel Police)
June 1, 2026, 1:13 pm
Dozens break into Beit Shemesh police station after arrest of Haredi draft dodger
Eight people arrested after rioters forced open the gate to the compound and set fire to nearby brush
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Shas chairman Aryeh Deri speaks with United Torah Judaism MK Moshe Gafni in the Knesset, December 14, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 28, 2026, 11:10 pm
Plurality of far-right voters oppose government with ultra-Orthodox parties — poll
Likud is only Zionist party with majority of supporters in favor of coalition with ultra-Orthodox factions; 60% of Otzma Yehudit voters and 40% of Religious Zionism voters against idea
By Tal Schneider and ToI Staff
Rabbi Yosef Shoveli speaks in a sermon, uploaded on October 16, 2018. (YouTube screenshot/Arutz Hatorah)
May 7, 2026, 11:40 am
Meron rabbi arrested after cult watchdog warned of sex abuse in strictly run group
Accusers say Rabbi Yosef Shoveli, 54, passed off sexual abuse as ‘spiritual’ acts; in group he leads, personal decisions are tightly controlled and members do chores without pay
By Michael Horovitz and ToI Staff
Leah Kook, wife of a prominent Tiberias rabbi, issues a call to boycott a local mall over immodest ads, May 2026. (Screenshots/Instagram, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 4, 2026, 12:08 am
‘They see naked women’: Haredi leaders urge boycott of Tiberias mall over bikini ads
Proposed boycott over immodest photos has led to backlash from northern city’s deputy mayor, in latest instance of a mall being at the center of a Haredi-secular clash
By ToI Staff
Jewish world and real estate correspondent Zev Stub joins host Jessica Steinberg on today's Daily Briefing. (ToI)
May 3, 2026, 2:37 pm
Daily Briefing May 3 – Scared and angry London Jews feel UK isn’t fighting antisemitism
Reporter Zev Stub reviews latest on Golders Green stabbing, looks at economic status of Israel’s north and Haredi real estate development in south
By Jessica Steinberg and Zev Stub
Illustrative photo of Israeli high school students taking an exam, in Tel Aviv on June 29, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 1, 2026, 12:33 am
Only 22% of Israeli 9th graders met English requirements in latest tests, sparking alarm
Only 9% of 9th-graders at Arabic-speaking schools met English standards, compared to 27% in Hebrew-speaking system; English taught less overall, with schools facing teacher shortage
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students learn at the Ateret Shlomo Yeshiva, in Rishon Lezion on June 11, 2025. (Shlomi Cohen/Flash90)
February 10, 2026, 11:30 pm
By 2050, almost one in four Israelis will be ultra-Orthodox, study indicates
Haredim constitute 23.5% of those eligible for military, which expected to rise to 40% by 2050, says Israel Democracy Institute; if Haredim don’t integrate, GDP could fall by 10%
By Rossella Tercatin
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students at the Gilat junction, near the southern Israeli city of Ofakim, February 9, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
February 10, 2026, 11:50 am
Haredi spiritual leaders: Those who arrest draft dodgers could face divine retribution
Rabbis of Shas, UTJ’s Degel HaTorah call on Military Police to refuse orders rather than commit the ‘terrible crime’ of arresting ultra-Orthodox men evading military service
By Sam Sokol
Chani Katz, whose 6-month-old son Ari was found dead in an unlicensed Jerusalem daycare, gestures as she speaks to the press at the Jerusalem District Court on January 22, 2026. (Screen capture: Channel 12)
January 22, 2026, 11:51 pm
Mother of baby boy found dead at unlicensed daycare says caregivers are innocent
Chani Katz says 6-month-old Ari died by ‘divine decree’ at overcrowded daycare in Haredi enclave of Jerusalem, where another baby girl died and 53 babies and toddlers were injured
By ToI Staff
Children learn about the customs of Rosh Hashanah at a kindergarten in Moshav Yashresh, central Israel, October 1, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
January 21, 2026, 7:46 pm
Jerusalem daycare deaths put spotlight on longstanding gaps in Haredi early childhood care
Data from 2022 suggests that hundreds of unlicensed nurseries for ages 0-3 operate in Israel amid a countrywide lack of educational and security standards
By Rossella Tercatin
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