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Illustrative: Men arguing in Beit Shemesh, October 2013. (Yaakov Lederman/Flash 90)
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Israel's 1.45 million Haredi Jews are 14% of the population
Separate cities or shared space? Ministries at odds over huge Negev housing plan for Haredim
By Zev Stub
As the ultra-Orthodox population surges, plans for three major new cities in the south highlight a growing divide over integration, economics and the future of Haredi life
Illustrative: Men arguing in Beit Shemesh, October 2013. (Yaakov Lederman/Flash 90)
May 1, 2026, 5:59 am
Separate cities or shared space? Ministries at odds over huge Negev housing plan for Haredim
As the ultra-Orthodox population surges, plans for three major new cities in the south highlight a growing divide over integration, economics and the future of Haredi life
By Zev Stub
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with army recruitment orders in the Mea She’arim neighborhood of Jerusalem, October 22, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 26, 2026, 6:35 pm
High Court orders government to impose financial sanctions on Haredi draft evaders
In unanimous decision, court says government has failed to implement previous rulings, calls police refusal to arrest ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers an ‘unacceptable mass violation of law’
By Jeremy Sharon
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 people protest against IDF recruitment in Jerusalem, January 6, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 7, 2026, 1:24 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 7: Day 824 – Chaos and death at a Haredi anti-IDF protest
Political correspondent Sam Sokol discusses the tragic end of a raucous, extreme demonstration in Jerusalem against military conscription of the ultra-Orthodox
By Jessica Steinberg and Sam Sokol
Illustrative: A baby receives a routine vaccine. (naumoid; iStock by Getty Images)
November 25, 2025, 4:57 pm
Amid measles outbreak, study finds skepticism of routine vaccines soared during COVID
Bar-Ilan researcher finds that 6.6% of parents who vaccinated an older child before the pandemic chose not to vaccinate a younger child; ‘enough to trigger’ current outbreak
By Diana Bletter
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against conscription into the Israel Defense Forces, in Jerusalem on October 30, 2025. (Eli Katzoff/The Times of Israel)
October 30, 2025, 11:37 pm
Ultra-Orthodox fight against IDF service
On October 30, 2025, some 200,000 Haredi men flood Jerusalem in protest against conscription into the IDF, clashing with police
Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men attend a protest against mandatory military conscription, in Jerusalem, October 30, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 30, 2025, 7:22 pm
200,000 ultra-Orthodox men block entry to Jerusalem in protest against serving in IDF
20-year-old man falls to his death after scaling unfinished building in construction site; protesters attack journalists, clash with Border Police
By Charlie Summers, ToI Staff, Agencies and Emanuel Fabian
Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather around an Israeli soldier playing the piano at the Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem, on their way to attend the Haredi protest against IDF conscription on October 30, 2025 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 30, 2025, 2:35 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 30: Day 755 – Law and politics in the Haredi anti-draft rally
Political correspondent Sam Sokol and legal reporter Jeremy Sharon discuss Haredi conscription, in Knesset and at court; MK Yuli Edelstein’s ouster from committee; and Sde Teiman leak probe
By Jessica Steinberg, Sam Sokol and Jeremy Sharon
Families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip and their supporters attend a rally calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, September 13, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 17, 2025, 10:06 pm
Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, 71% of Israelis view national mood as poor, survey finds
Israeli Jews more pessimistic than Israeli Arabs; at the same time, 33% of Israelis think coming year will be better, up from 23% last year
By Michael Horovitz
Tourism Minister Haim Katz attends a Knesset Finance Committee meeting, December 9, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
September 14, 2025, 6:29 pm
Likud’s Haim Katz okayed as permanent housing minister to replace UTJ’s Goldknopf
Appointment may be sign that Netanyahu does not expect to solve dispute over Haredi enlistment and bring UTJ back into coalition; Katz currently helms four ministries
By Sam Sokol
Beit Yaakov seminary students in their uniforms in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Meah Shearim, Jerusalem, on October 10, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 10, 2025, 4:53 pm
Ministry sanctions Haredi schools for refusing Sephardi students; 55 still stuck at home
With new sanctions and hearings looming, officials confront entrenched bias in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh that has left entire 9th-grade classes without a place to study
By Rossella Tercatin
Orthodox Jews pray near the lake at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman, the great grandson of the founder of Hasidic movement, in the town of Uman, Ukraine, October 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
August 29, 2025, 2:13 pm
AG’s office: Any plan to let Haredi draft dodgers make pilgrimage to Uman is illegal
Letter comes as ultra-Orthodox MKs reportedly press PM for exemption to allow travel to Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah; military police said preparing to arrest offenders at airport
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order in Jerusalem on August 7, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
August 10, 2025, 2:49 am
Haredim said considering protesting at Israeli embassies against arrest of draft dodgers
Escalating protest against military’s crackdown on draft evaders comes as new defense committee chair promises to ‘find the balance’ between religious tradition and military service
By Sam Sokol
Ultra-Orthodox soldiers from the Hasmonean Brigade take part in a ceremony, after completing seven months of basic and advanced training, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on August 6, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 6, 2025, 4:26 pm
New Haredi brigade finishes combat training amid ongoing schism over enlistment
Hasmonean Brigade troops are meant to demonstrate that military service can go hand in hand with ultra-Orthodox observance: ‘There is nothing more Jewish than defending the Land of Israel’
By Emanuel Fabian and Sam Sokol
Haredi rabbis attend a conference against efforts to draft ultra-Orthodox youths into the IDF in Kibbutz Ma'ale Hahamisha, on July 30, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
July 31, 2025, 1:29 am
Top rabbis double down against any Haredi enlistment as IDF issues more draft orders
Ultra-Orthodox leaders vow not to be cowed by ‘sanctions and decrees, punishments and arrests’ as major rabbi declares ‘absolute prohibition against joining the army’ for Haredim
By Sam Sokol and Emanuel Fabian
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