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Israeli women mobilize against ultra-Orthodox military exemptions
2 days, 3 hours ago

Israeli women mobilize against ultra-Orthodox military exemptions

Raw Story  

Exhausted by more than 14 months of war, the wives and mothers of Israeli soldiers are uniting in protest against exemptions from conscription for ultra-Orthodox men. Ultra-Orthodox residents passed by, some running, as protesters holding Israeli flags and banners shouted through megaphones demanding "conscription for all". The military has asked for extra manpower in light of the war in Gaza …

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Could Israel’s SC ruling ending draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Israelis topple Netanyahu’s government?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Could Israel’s SC ruling ending draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Israelis topple Netanyahu’s government?

The Hindu  

Israel's Supreme Court ruling curtailing subsidies for ultra-Orthodox men has rattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition and raised questions about its viability as the country presses on with the war in Gaza. The religious exemption dates back to Israel’s founding, a compromise that the country's first prime minister, David Ben Gurion, made with ultra-orthodox leaders to allow some 400 …

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Israel’s high court says the government must stop funding seminaries. Could that topple Netanyahu?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel’s high court says the government must stop funding seminaries. Could that topple Netanyahu?

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court ruling curtailing subsidies for ultra-Orthodox men has rattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition and raised questions about its viability as the country presses on with the war in Gaza. FILE - Israeli police officers scuffle with ultra-Orthodox Jewish men during a protest against a potential new draft law which could end their exemptions from …

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Israel's high court says the government must stop funding seminaries. Could that topple Netanyahu?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel's high court says the government must stop funding seminaries. Could that topple Netanyahu?

The Independent  

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With war in Gaza, Israel faces new pressure to draft the ultra-Orthodox into service
8 months, 4 weeks ago

With war in Gaza, Israel faces new pressure to draft the ultra-Orthodox into service

NPR  

With war in Gaza, Israel faces new pressure to draft the ultra-Orthodox into service Enlarge this image toggle caption Tamir Kalifa for NPR Tamir Kalifa for NPR A core tension in Israeli society has grown more urgent since the Hamas attack on Israel last October: Whether to draft the ultra-Orthodox into military service. Enlarge this image toggle caption Tamir Kalifa …

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High-tech and war are integrating some ultra-Orthodox Jews into Israel’s secular society
11 months ago

High-tech and war are integrating some ultra-Orthodox Jews into Israel’s secular society

LA Times  

Yakob Shoolman spent years studying the Torah, poring over ancient scripture like many boys in his ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood. All previous governments bent to the will of the Haredim.” He added that the ultra-Orthodox, about 45% of whom are poor, “are a great weight and burden on society.” ” A 2023 survey done by Hiddush before the war found that …

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