haredim

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef:

Trump spurned us due to arrest of yeshiva students

Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef blames US-Iran memorandum of understanding on arrests of haredi yeshiva students.

Haredi protest returns to Beit Lid

Thousands of students and alumni from Be'er Hatalmud Yeshiva expected to arrive at detention facility to protest arrest of Sephardic yeshiva student.

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Haredi rioter assaults female detective and attempts to flee

Haredi protester filmed grabbing a plainclothes policewoman and throwing her to the ground, injuring her.

Police brutality

Jerusalem Faction submits complaint

Following violent clashes during a Route 4 anti-conscription protest, a haredi legal fund filed complaints against police and vowed to continue demonstrations.

Police officer filmed kicking haredi protester suspended

Following disturbing footage from the Jerusalem Faction protest, the Tel Aviv District commander decided to immediately suspend the officer who was filmed kicking a protester.

Gerrer Rebbe leads thousands in protest outside IDF prison

Gerrer Rebbe, Rabbi Yaakov Arieh Alter, leads demonstration outside Military Prison 10 against arrest of hassid.

Jerusalem Faction threatens: 'We'll appeal to Supreme Court'

Jerusalem Faction leader gives full support to protesters, threatens to appeal to Supreme Court if police violence continues.

Spontaneous protests block major highway

Jerusalem Faction protesters block Route 4 near Bnei Brak, causing congestion and clashing with police.

Daycare Law crisis

Haredi parties warn Netanyahu: No law means elections

Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael are demanding that the commitment to pass the Daycare Law be fulfilled and are warning of political consequences.

IDF soldier suspended for aiming weapon at haredi bus passengers

IDF soldier inspecting a bus pointed his weapon at passengers during an argument that broke out after the latter asked several passengers to disembark from the bus.

Provocative signs welcome drivers to Israeli cities

Haredi extremists hang anti-police signs at entrance to Jerusalem, Ashdod, and Modiin Illit, as tensions between the haredi community and the police continue amid arrests of draft dodgers.

Further step in integrating haredi soldiers into Israel Air Force

About 20 technicians who completed basic technical training have been integrated into a special unit designated for haredi soldiers at the Tel Nof Air Force Base.

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Moving ceremony of the Hasmonean Brigade

The largest unit since the haredi brigade began operating took its oath of allegiance. Col. Shemer Raviv said: "Proof that it is possible to defend the people of Israel without giving up one's identity."

Hundreds arrive to protest - and discover mistake

Investigation underway after hundreds of haredim arrive at police checkpoint to protest arrest and disturb public order, due to error.

Finance Minister steps in to help haredi yeshivas

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich working to cancel directive stripping yeshivas' donors of tax benefits, urges haredi parties to support legislation.

Haredi protesters paralyze trains and roads

Haredi protesters blocked the railway tracks near Tel Aviv’s HaHagana station and major traffic routes in central Israel.

Goldknopf calls for haredi inclusion in Judea and Samaria

MK Yitzhak Goldknopf urges Prime Minister Netanyahu to revise government plan for temporary sites in rural Judea and Samaria, prevent exclusion of haredim.

Jerusalem Faction threatens to block main roads

Jerusalem Faction to block roads, hold mass demonstration, in central Israel.

Rabbi Lando in Chicago:

Israel is persecuting Torah students

Addressing a Chicago fundraiser, Rabbi Dov Lando said yeshiva students face persecution and growing economic hardship in Israel.

Basic Law: Torah Study passes preliminary reading

Knesset plenum approves Basic Law: Torah Study in preliminary reading, recognizing Torah study as an underlying value of the State.

Open letter urges Supreme Court judge to reduce controversy

In an open letter to Judge Noam Solberg, Adi Mintz argues that violence against haredim and the polarization of public discourse endanger Israeli society.

Shas MK attacks Deputy AG: 'He is behind sanctions on haredim'

Shas MK Yinon Azoulay slams Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon, says his superior 'does his will,' warns, 'Do not raise a hand against Torah Jews.'

Minister to haredi radio station: Broadcast in northern Israel

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi says haredi public does not receive Home Front Command instructions in real time, pushes back against Supreme Court, AG office 'illegal freeze.'

Haredi rabbi speaks out against mass protests

Rabbi Avraham Salim, leading Sephardic-haredi rabbi, tells haredi yeshiva students to stay away from protests, warning they detract from Torah study and accustom participants to violence.

Deri: 'UTJ won't break up right-wing bloc'

Aryeh Deri rejected the claim that the haredi parties had pushed for a sweeping exemption from military service for Haredim.

Minister: 'I'm not willing to have a fake law'

Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer slams haredi leadership, says he won't support Draft Law that doesn't lead to real enlistment.

Haredi rioters clash with police in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh

Hundreds of haredi rioters clash with police in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh over recent arrests of demonstrators outside Judge Sohlberg’s home.

Religious Zionist rabbis demand: Pass the Draft Law

Rabbi David Fendel and Rabbi Dror Aryeh urge coalition MKs to show 'national responsibility' and complete Draft Law legislative process.

Chief Rabbi condemns riots: 'Desecration of Heaven'

Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber sharply criticized haredi extremists involved in a violent protest, saying Torah values never justify harm.

Violent riot at judge's home

Police ask to extend detention of 62 rioters

62 suspects will be brought before a judge after allegedly partaking in the riot which left extensive damage at the home of Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg.

Daycare Matters:

The subsidy: Should it be given to draft-evaders?

If Israel wishes to upend its criteria for daycare subsidy eligibility, it must rethink the whys and hows - and do it fairly, to avoid hypocrisy and double standards. Opinion.

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Haredi extremists riot outside Justice Sohlberg’s home

Haredi protesters rioted outside the home of Deputy President of the Supreme Court, Justice Noam Solberg, and smashed windows. Netanyahu: “Bring the rioters to justice."

Haredi rabbi answers:

What blessing do you say when you're arrested?

Rabbi Moshe Brandsdorfer issued a halachic ruling addressing how yeshiva students should respond when arrested over enlistment.

Bodycam footage:

Police rescue soldier from haredi rioters

Police publish new footage showing the rescue of an IDF soldier who was surrounded by a hostile crowd at the haredi riot in Jerusalem.

New economic blow on haredi men evading military conscription

Gil Limon instructs Interior Ministry's legal adviser to continue advancing cancellation of municipal tax discounts for draft evaders, determines ministry’s position does not comply with High Court of Justice rulings.

Could haredi consumers cost Israel's biggest firms millions?

UTJ is examining targeted consumer boycotts of major companies, aiming to leverage haredi purchasing power as economic pressure.

A Crisis of Gratitude:

What our haredi brothers forgot about Israel and Judaism

If Moses owed gratitude to sand, what do Jews owe to soldiers who literally die protecting Jewish lives?

Protesting draft-dodger arrests

Haredi demonstrators block major roads

Extremist demonstrators are protesting against the arrest of draft-evaders and are blocking the entrance and exit to Jerusalem and Highway 1.

Body of infant who died released for burial

Body of three-month-old infant from Hatzor Haglilit released for burial following struggle to prevent autopsy.

Riots in Beit Shemesh:

Haredim attempt to storm police station over draft arrest

Violent unrest in Beit Shemesh: Dozens of haredi protesters attempt to breach a police station following the arrest of a young man suspected of evading military service.

Elkin insists: No chance of passing Draft Law

Minister Ze'ev Elkin says no chance of passing Draft Law before Knesset dissolves - but does not believe center-left can work with haredi parties.

Satmar Rebbe warns: AI is the greatest threat

Satmar Rebbe warns hasidim against artificial intelligence, orders followers to report those connected.

After nearly 20 years:

Satmar Rebbe's legacy divided among four sons

Extended delay in dividing inheritance, caused by internal disagreements, resolved nearly two decades after former Satmar leader passed on.

Likud MK: 'Daycare bill bypasses need to enlist'

'Daycare bill' aiming to ensure Supreme Court cannot strip yeshiva students' families of daycare subsidies passes preliminary reading.

Benefits for draft dodgers

Smotrich refuses to support bill - haredim infuriated

Haredi lawmakers lashed out at the Religious Zionist Party after it refused to support daycare subsidies tied to draft exemptions.

Stun grenade hurled towards haredi home in Ashdod

Police examining possibility attack linked to financial dispute.

IDF reveals: Spike in haredi enlistment

IDF publishes new data showing record number of haredi recruits, combat soldiers.

Democrats chairman won't rule out coalition with haredim

MK Yair Golan, head of Israel's 'Democrats' party, says he is willing to sit with haredim in government, insists there is no way to enlist thousands of haredim immediately.

MK Bitan: This Is the only dispute left with the haredi parties

Economic Affairs Committee chairman MK David Bitan claims that the primary disagreement currently separating the Likud and the haredi parties is the date of the next elections.

Following uproar:

Amshinov hassidic court clarifies Temple Mount ruling

Amishinov hassidic court says Rebbe's comments, apparently permitting entry to the sacred site, were taken out of context and that he does not permit it.

The hasidic rebbe's surprising ruling

Hasidic daily publishes new ruling from Amshinover Rebbe allowing visits to Temple Mount under certain conditions.

Haredi kollel accused of major fraud

The kollel received over 40 million shekels over a decade for hundreds of students, but a covert audit revealed that only a few dozen students were studying there.

Haredi MK to Supreme Court justice: 'Who are you, anyway?'

Haredi MK Meir Porush slams judicial system's 'despotism,' condemning hatred 'dripping between the lines' of every legal decision.

IDF: 7,000 combat soldiers needed immediately

IDF warns of manpower shortage, bereaved father urges Draft Law to heal rift in nation.

Demand filed to release haredi deserters for the holiday

Haredi leaders insist that Yeshiva students arrested for failing to report for duty in the IDF be allowed to go home for the holiday of Shavuot.

Haredi rabbi issues rare Temple Mount ruling

Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz, senior lecturer at Ohr Somayach Jerusalem, gives comprehensive lecture on Jewish law and the Temple Mount.

Haredi MK says minister trying to remove haredim from Jerusalem

MK Meir Porush says high-rise construction won't force haredim out of Jerusalem, stressing, 'Jerusalem is not Tel Aviv.'

Price of Hate:

Man who pepper sprayed haredim to pay 16,000 ILS

An Arab man who attacked two haredi men in Jerusalem out of racist motives will be required to compensate them NIS 16,000 following a civil suit filed against him.

IDF reports shortage of 12,000 troops

The Manpower Directorate presented a plan to fill ranks across seven combat arenas, including the establishment of a new haredi brigade.

Amid wave of arsons:

Jerusalem firefighter appeals to haredi parents

Fire commander David Seror warns recent arson attacks allegedly carried out by haredi children in Jerusalem could cost lives, urges parents and educators to teach children that firefighters are rescuers, not enemies.