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Soldiers from the ultra-Orthodox Netzah Yehuda Battalion seen before a swearing in ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, June 11, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 22, 2026, 11:39 am
Making room for Haredim, army struggles to not impinge on others’ space
The IDF has introduced sweeping accommodations for ultra-Orthodox troops, but tensions are highlighted by disputes over women and religious standards; experts say building trust remains key
By Stav Levaton
Ultra-Orthodox men clash with police during a protest against military enlistment, Bnei Brak, August 8, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 19, 2026, 10:03 am
AG says government must up enforcement against draft evaders, 83% of whom are Haredim
Gali Baharav-Miara notes fewer than 10% of indictments this year targeted ultra-Orthodox evaders; Haredi faction leader: She has no authority
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Haredi Jews block traffic during a protest against the arrest of an ultra-Orthodox draft dodger, on Route 4 near Bnei Brak, August 12, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 12, 2026, 8:19 pm
‘Make the earth shake’: Haredi protesters don yellow stars, block roads after draft evader’s arrest
Protesters sit in front of traffic on stretch of Route 4 outside of Bnei Brak; soldier escorted to safety by police after mob surrounds him, calls him ‘f–k up’
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Former interior minister Eli Yishai arrives to testify before the Meron Disaster Inquiry Committee, in Jerusalem, on May 17, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 6, 2026, 10:01 am
Former Shas leader Yishai said to mull run with new Eisenkot-linked Haredi party
Ex-minister holds meetings with leaders of The Haredi Public in bid to capitalize on dissatisfaction among Shas voters; reports say Eisenkot associates helped shape party strategy
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrate against a cafe operating on Shabbat and clash with Israeli police, while secular protesters hold a counter-demonstration in support of the cafe in central Jerusalem, August 1, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 1, 2026, 1:12 pm
Haredi protesters try to force their way into Jerusalem cafe open on Shabbat
Police said to use batons to disperse demonstrators after they clash with secular patrons, attempt to enter Cafe Basimta, amid largest turnout since 5-week campaign began
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Haredi school in the ultra-Orthodox settlement of Beitar Illit, August 27, 2014. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
July 30, 2026, 6:13 am
Opposition blocks transfer of NIS 392 million in coalition funds for Haredi schools, settlements
Funding now highly unlikely to be approved before the Oct. 27 election, as the opposition must consent to any further consideration of the matter while parliament in recess
By Ariela Karmel
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks to Haredi officers in the Hasmonean Brigade, on the Lebanon border, July 29, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 29, 2026, 9:28 pm
IDF chief tells Haredi commanders army must grow, as data shows uptick in enlistment
Visiting ultra-Orthodox Hasmonean brigade on Lebanon border, Zamir says Haredi integration ‘vital’ to Israeli security; enlistment numbers are still short of target figure
By Emanuel Fabian
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest outside Military Prison near Kfar Yona, central Israel, against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, June 17, 2026. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
July 28, 2026, 3:25 pm
High Court extends freeze on law banning arrest of Haredi draft dodgers
Justices barely challenge legal arguments that law is discriminatory and violated Knesset procedure, speak out sharply against Haredi claim in court that Torah ‘forbids’ enlistment
By Jeremy Sharon
Long lines of secular customers gathered to patronize Cafe Basimta in Jerusalem on Shabbat, July 18, 2026. (Theia Chatelle/ JTA)
July 24, 2026, 7:03 am
Jerusalem cafe symbolizes secular defiance – until people learn it’s run by Jews for Jesus
One of few coffee houses in the city center to open on Shabbat, Cafe Basimta draws rowdy Haredi protesters and tenacious customers – many of whom find the new revelation grounds for concern
By Theia Chatelle
Illustrative: An ultra-Orthodox jewish man uses a laptop. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
July 18, 2026, 9:56 pm
Authorities said enlisting rabbis, influencers to warn Haredim against spying for Iran
NY Times reports on Israeli efforts to stop citizens’ cooperation with Iranian intelligence; 9 community members are among dozens who have been charged with espionage so far
By ToI Staff
Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, during a weekly teaching at the Yazdim synagogue in Jerusalem, on June 7, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
June 21, 2026, 8:52 am
Top Shas rabbi: US-Iran deal is divine punishment for arrests of Haredi draft dodgers
Ex-Sephardic chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, known for controversial remarks on matters of religion and state, also says ‘garbage’ attorney general to blame for Trump’s ‘turn against’ Israel
By Sam Sokol
Ultra-Orthodox men attend Lag B'Omer celebrations on Mount Meron, northern Israel, on May 4, 2026. (David Cohen/Flash90)
May 5, 2026, 2:30 am
Haredi masses breach Meron, flouting wartime Lag B’Omer restrictions
Police deny reports that thousands reached Galilee shrine illegally, even as revelers recount bypassing restrictions with ease; Ben Gvir lauds cops for working ‘very gently’
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Israelis gather in a dual-purpose bomb shelter in Arad, also used as a Haredi synagogue, during an alert for an Iranian missile attack on southern Israel on March 25, 2026. (Courtesy/Lilach Inbar Haviv)
March 29, 2026, 8:34 pm
In Arad, missile blast adds fuel to feud over shelters being used as synagogues
Residents of increasingly Haredi city say many public safe spaces are either decrepit or unusable due to renovations for dual-use, as war becomes latest battleground over religious influence
By Charlie Summers
An ultra-Orthodox man is arrested by police during riots following an assault on two female Israeli soldiers in Bnei Brak, central Israel, February 15, 2026. (Flash90)
February 16, 2026, 10:31 pm
7 suspects held for Bnei Brak attack on female soldiers sent to house arrest; rest go free
IDF rejects police claim that servicewomen attacked in Bnei Brak were in area to encourage Haredi enlistment, while anti-draft protests briefly revive near Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh
By Charlie Summers, Emanuel Fabian and Sam Sokol
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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