Israeli PoliticsIsrael's top court freezes law halting arrests of Charedi draft dodgersA Likud MK who resigned over the issue said his party had been ‘hijacked’ and claimed that a significant chunk of its lawmakers supported a move to oust Prime Minister NetanyahuBy Melanie Swan3 min read
IDFIDF ‘will not sign mass exemptions’, warns army chief amid freeze on Charedi draft dodge arrestsPrime Minister Netanyahu was heckled in the Knesset during the debate on the contentious bill and was not present for the final vote, which saw it pass narrowlyBy Melanie Swan1 min read
IsraelNetanyahu condemns Charedi rioters over attack on Supreme Court justice's homeStriclty-Orthodox men smashed the windows of Judge Noam Sohlberg’s West Bank home while he and his wife and children were inside amid violent protests about the enforcement of conscription on yeshiva studentsBy JC Reporter2 min read
IsraelIDF welcomes record number of Charedi recruitsThe surge came despite the fraught debate over the conscription of strictly-Orthodox menBy Lianne Kolirin 1 min read
Israeli PoliticsSpiritual leader of Charedi faction orders MKs to take steps to dissolve KnessetRabbi Dov Lando indicated a final split with the Netanyahu coalition as he called on lawmakers to force early elections amid the long-running row over yeshiva conscriptionBy Melanie Swan1 min read
IsraelLag B’Omer chaos as Charedim break police blockade at Mount MeronThe latest unrest among the strictly-Orthodox community came after a disappointing IDF recruitment drive and continuing disputes over conscription from yeshivotBy Melanie Swan1 min read
charedimErica Marks appointed new CEO of MavarCharity helps members of Charedi community looking for new opportunitiesBy Simon Rocker1 min read
IDF chief condemns ‘intolerable reality’ after female soldiers chased by Charedi rioters in Bnei BrakThe pair were unarmed and visiting a member of their unit, but were reportedly mistaken for members of the military police enforcing draft ordersBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 16, 2026 14:55
Charedi draft bill to face Knesset votes following committee approvalThe coalition needs to pass the contentious legislation before the end of March, or it faces a rebellion over the state budget and a fresh round of electionsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 29, 2026 11:15
Coalition delays first reading of state budget amid Charedi draft rowThe vote was scheduled for Monday but has now been pushed back until later in the weekBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 26, 2026 10:51
High Court denies post-mortems in nursery baby death probeCharedi rioters have clashed with police in Jerusalem for a second day as they protest the alleged ‘desecration’ of the infants’ bodiesBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 21, 2026 10:59
Police injured in Jerusalem Charedi riotsConfrontations between officers and strictly-Orthodox demonstrators turned violent over the attempted arrests of several draft dodgersBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||December 19, 2025 14:14
Hundreds of Charedi Jews protest against IDF draft outside London embassyDemonstration by members of Strictly Orthodox community follows end to conscription exemption for full-time yeshiva students in IsraelBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||December 11, 2025 17:32
Religious Zionism expected to back revised Charedi draft billThe redrafted bill has heavily watered down sanctions against draft dodgers, but is set to pass through the Israeli parliament with the support of some unlikely alliesBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||December 11, 2025 11:20
Latest version of Charedi draft bill will maintain service exemption for yeshiva studentsThe bill, written by a Likued MK, will also allow draft dodgers to ‘age out’ of sanctions following threats of coalition resignations from the Charedi partiesBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||November 28, 2025 12:40
Yeshiva students co-opt hostage symbols for anti-conscription protestHundreds of young Charedi boys gathered outside a West Bank detention facility in wearing yellow hats bearing the slogan ‘bring him back to yeshiva’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||October 28, 2025 14:10
