Israeli election 2026: Israelis want unity, but need leaders to make it happen
At first glance, the latest Israeli Society Barometer offers an encouraging picture. Nearly three-quarters of Israelis (73%) believe…
Haredim protest Jerusalem light rail construction
Hundreds of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) individuals gathered to protest the expansion of the light rail in the Bar-Ilan Street…
Israel’s Economy Looks Healthy, but Is It Really?
Amid the wreckage that has built up over the Netanyahu government’s nearly four years in power – the…
Ultra-Orthodox draft protesters disperse after blocking Highway 4
Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) demonstrators blocked Highway 4 near Bnei Brak on Wednesday in protest against the detention of a…
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community feels misunderstood. Here’s why
Over the last few years, the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community has become the subject of every front page, television…
Political cartoons on ultra-Orthodox IDF draft vandalized before Animix Festival
An exhibition of political cartoons about the exemption of the ultra-Orthodox from military service was vandalized on Monday…
Jerusalem cafe that became symbol of secular defiance, run by Jews for Jesus
Jerusalem’s premier soccer team made an unusual announcement last week: It would give a new cafe free advertising…
Drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews Is Not the Solution to Israel’s Problems
Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has been more forthright than his predecessors in openly calling for drafting ultra-Orthodox…
Five CHE members resign over Israel’s gender-segregation academic law
Five members of the Council for Higher Education (CHE) resigned on Monday in protest over legislation expanding gender-segregated…
Grapevine: Vexing logistics | The Jerusalem Post
With due respect to supporters of the Jerusalem Film Festival – which, according to Mayor Moshe Lion, has…
How Gadi Eisenkot’s snub of Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef redefines Israeli politics
Former chief rabbi and Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef offered Yashar Party head Gadi Eisenkot a political…
Israel’s Knesset votes to freeze arrests of haredi draft evaders
The Knesset plenum passed on Tuesday the contentious bill that will temporarily freeze the arrests of haredi (ultra-Orthodox)…