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Ultra-Orthodox rioters gather to prevent the arrest of a military draft dodger in Modiin, October 6, 2026. (X screenshot/Josh Breiner)
October 6, 2026, 11:44 am
Hundreds of Haredi protesters clash with police, thwart arrest of draft dodger in Modiin
Military Police leave without suspect after clashes; IDF says rioters acted in organized manner and endangered soldiers; Bennett, Liberman condemn incident
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Rabbi Dov Lando in Bnei Brak, August 21, 2025. (Sam Sokol/Times of Israel)
October 6, 2026, 1:14 am
Top Haredi rabbi denounces Israeli state, religious soldiers; opposition rebukes him, notes ties to Netanyahu
Rabbi Dov Lando, an influential figure in the United Torah Judaism party, says Zionism ‘made Arabs hate us’ and Arab rule would have been preferable to establishment of state
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
A street scene from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish town of Bnei Brak, July 15, 2026. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
October 2, 2026, 8:01 am
In the Haredi city of Bnei Brak, real estate follows a different set of rules
In Israel’s densely packed ultra-Orthodox metropolis, sukkah balconies are essential, lower floors can cost more, and buyers often choose homes based on the community next door
By Zev Stub
Illustrative: View of the entrance to the city of Bnei Brak on Shabbat, January 27, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
September 11, 2026, 6:34 am
In new Bnei Brak neighborhood, religious-secular tensions escalate over Shabbat driving
Residents say conflict over driving on day of rest becoming increasingly dangerous, weeks after 3-year-old girl hit and lightly injured by car during clashes
By Zev Stub
The densely built city of Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, July 15, 2026. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
September 7, 2026, 6:49 pm
Kids at non-Haredi Bnei Brak school find gate welded shut; parents decry ‘unending’ harassment
Police called to break gate open; families at co-ed religious Zionist school, located adjacent to a Haredi educational institution, say incident is latest in pattern of neglect and disruption by city
By ToI Staff
Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz, head of the Israel Democracy Institute's Religion and State Program, joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on this week's What Matters Now. (ToI/Flash90)
July 29, 2026, 4:06 pm
Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz: Nothing is black and white in Israel’s religious societies
The head of the Israel Democracy Institute’s Religion and State Program does a deep dive into the Religious Zionist and Haredi communities
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
An Arkia plane takes off from Ben Gurion Airport, outside Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 8, 2026, 10:15 pm
Arkia employees vow to fight potential Haredi buyout that would halt Shabbat flights
Airline workers, who hold a 22% stake in company, threaten labor action and prepare further steps should talks with US real estate developer Rabbi Ezra Unger advance
By Sharon Wrobel
MK Boaz Bismuth leads a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, February 24, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 28, 2026, 9:19 pm
Knesset panel to advance measure freezing arrests of Haredi draft evaders for 90 days
Foreign affairs and defense panel chair makes announcement amid bid to end Haredi boycott of coalition; opposition slams bill equating Torah study, IDF service
By Ariela Karmel, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit at a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, May 31, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 15, 2026, 5:34 am
Haredi protesters rally outside chief justice’s home to oppose draft dodger’s arrest
Protest is latest to target a High Court official, after home of Amit’s deputy Noam Sohlberg hit by riot earlier this month; mass Haredi demonstrations have also blocked roads
By ToI Staff and Charlie Summers
Haredi men protest the arrest of draft dodgers on June 5, 2026, at the Russian Compound in Jerusalem. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 6, 2026, 1:08 am
Hundreds of Haredi rioters try to break into Jerusalem police station, attack cops in Beit Shemesh
Riots on Shabbat, the day of rest, come days after ultra-Orthodox extremists attacked deputy chief justice’s home and held other anti-police protests over arrest of draft dodgers
By 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
Ultra-Orthodox protesters block a road and clash with police at the entrance to Jerusalem during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who evaded the draft, April 29, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 29, 2026, 9:29 pm
Haredi anti-draft protesters block entrance to Jerusalem, are dispersed after 2 hours
Day after members of extremist Jerusalem Faction breached home of IDF officer, hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters block cars, resist police in opposition to arrest of draft evaders
By ToI Staff
Around 1,000 ultra-Orthodox men gather in Bnei Brak for a Passover holiday event, despite Home Front Command restrictions on gatherings during wartime, on April 5, 2026. (Daniel Nafusi)
April 6, 2026, 4:17 am
Flouting wartime restrictions, over 1,000 men gather for address by top Haredi rabbi
Spokesperson for rabbi insists gathering held in protective space in Bnei Brak; police say it refused permit for event and requested its dispersal after learning of it
By Sam Sokol
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 17, 2026, 10:45 am
Bnei Brak riot shows that to integrate Haredim, Israel should expect strife
A recent study found that by 2050, nearly one in four Israelis will be ultra-Orthodox; leaders have only started to grapple with how that will change the country
By Ben Sales
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road as they take part in a protest against military conscription in Bnei Brak, February 9, 2026. (AP/Leo Correa)
February 9, 2026, 10:05 pm
Haredi protesters block highway, clash with police after suspected draft dodgers arrested
Lapid slams stipends given to draft evaders, calls for government funding for ultra-Orthodox to be withheld; lawmakers advance bill banning use of ‘skunk’ spray at protests
By Charlie Summers and Sam Sokol
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