Haredi population in israel

Likud MK Kallner opposes criminal arrests for haredi draft evaders, backs economic sanctions

Kallner, a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, told 103FM that he does not think arresting yeshiva students is 'the right way.'

An Israeli soldier guard as young men gathered during a demonstration by Ultra-Orthodox Jews against Israel's military draft on June 17, 2026 outside the Beit Lid military base in Kfar Yona, Israel. The conscription of young ultra-Orthodox men into the military, from which they were long exempt.
A haredi man looks on as traffic builds at Hemed Interchange on Highway 1 amid ultra-Orthadox anti-draft protests, June 24, 2026.

Following hours of haredi draft protests, Israeli highways reopen to traffic

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is seen walking past haredi lawmaker Yitzhak Goldknopf, at the Prime Minister’s Office in 2023.

Goldknopf protests 'exclusion' of haredi West Bank communities from budget in letter to Netanyahu

FEMALE IDF field intelligence collection soldiers S, D, and V in the Syrian buffer zone.

Female IDF soldiers barred from entering base on religious grounds - report


NJ man sentenced to 40 years in prison for 2022 spree of violent antisemitic attacks

Lakewood is a fast-growing city in central New Jersey with a large haredi Orthodox population, and is home to Beth Medrash Govoha, the largest yeshiva outside of Israel.

 A Hasidic man walks by a police car in a Jewish Orthodox neighborhood in Brooklyn, April 24, 2017.

Opposition blasts state attempt to assist major haredi school system in financial trouble

MK Beliak warned the "prime minister's office, head of the Knesset Finance Committee (Gafni) and all those who are involved in the matter – we are following closely."

 HAREDI YESHIVA students

Is the NIS 70 m plan for haredi employment going to work without a draft law?

Israel's new NIS 70M plan aims to boost haredi employment and productivity through education incentives, but IDF exemptions pose challenges.

 DESPITE THE IDF’s calculation that it needs 7,000 new troops, the vote to revive an older haredi draft bill was approved by the majority of the Knesset members.

Numbers aside, haredi conscription is about the fabric of Israeli society - editorial

The haredi community must find a way to contribute more directly to the defense of the nation, whether through military service or other forms of national service.

 Rivlin meets with Haredi soldiers

The US is mulling over sanctions against Ultra-Orthodox army unit, says expert

Antony Blinken is expected to announce sanctions against the IDF’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion for potential human rights abuses in the West Bank, setting a precedent that other countries may follow.

  Prof. Yuval Shany, the Hersch Lauterpacht Chair of Public International Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Solving the haredi employment problem in Israel - opinion

The differences in haredi society are significant, and they require us to rethink any actions that might be taken in order to encourage their employment.

INCREASED INTEGRATION of Haredim into the workforce has resulted in a record-low poverty rate in the Haredi sector.

Ben-Gurion University Senate rejects proposal for gender separate ultra-Orthodox campus

Ultra-Orthodox men wearing masks walk around the neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, April 12, 2020

Survey of haredi society shows a community inching toward the norm

In 2002, only about a third of haredi men, and just over half of haredi women, were employed. Those numbers surged between 2003 and 2015.

 View of the main street in the Ultra orthodox town of Bnei Brak, on August 17, 2023.

Majority of Israeli haredim oppose draft despite the war

The survey found that 70% of the ultra-Orthodox have not changed their opinion regarding conscription since the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas.

 Israeli soldiers and Ultra Orthodox Jews pray at a staging area near the Israeli-Gaza border, southern Israel, November 28, 2023.

Thousands of haredi volunteers rally to aid Israel amidst conflict with Hamas

Chamal's activity is divided into three core divisions, each dedicated to addressing critical needs.

Haredi volunteers have shown up in their own way to be part of the war efforts against the Hamas terror organization