IsraelIsraeli Supreme Court strikes down ‘unconstitutional’ freeze on arrests of Charedi draft dodgersSupreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg said the law ‘constitutes clear discrimination in the enforcement of the law, based on sectoral-religious affiliation’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IDFIDF posts then deletes AI video telling Charedi draft dodgers how to avoid being stopped at the borderThe army said ‘does not reflect’ its approach to recruitment and broke its rules regarding pre-election contentBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Israeli PoliticsFormer Sephardi Chief Rabbi given greater control over Shas party after ‘reconciliation’ with leaderYitzhak Yosef and Aryeh Deri reportedly ‘ironed out their differences’ during a meeting, after which the rabbi appeared to soften his public stance on Charedi conscriptionBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
BusinessCharedi entrepreneur mentorship programme raises £46mMore than 90 per cent of the businesses opened through the scheme lasted beyond their first yearBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
IsraelOrthodox lawyer calls for rabbinic intervention as wig prices soar over £8,000The Charedi community has also raised concerns over the rising cost of traditional fur shtreimels worn by some Chasidic menBy Melanie Swan1 min read
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
Netanyahu 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||June 4, 2026 14:51
IDF welcomes record number of Charedi recruitsThe surge came despite the fraught debate over the conscription of strictly-Orthodox menBy Lianne Kolirin 1 min read||May 28, 2026 16:27
Spiritual 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||May 13, 2026 14:44
Lag 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||May 5, 2026 15:10
Erica Marks appointed new CEO of MavarCharity helps members of Charedi community looking for new opportunitiesBy Simon Rocker1 min read||May 5, 2026 11:27
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
