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As Other Israelis Die in War, Ultra-Orthodox Resist Call to Fight

August 24, 2025August 24, 2025Elisabeth Bumiller, Natan Odenheimer and Johnatan ReissComments Off on As Other Israelis Die in War, Ultra-Orthodox Resist Call to Fight

Ultra-Orthodox Israelis, exempt for decades from military service, are now being drafted. Their rage is dividing Israel and threatening Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition.

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As Other Israelis Die in War, Ultra-Orthodox Resist Call to Fight

August 24, 2025Elisabeth Bumiller, Natan Odenheimer and Johnatan ReissComments Off on As Other Israelis Die in War, Ultra-Orthodox Resist Call to Fight

Ultra-Orthodox Israelis, exempt for decades from military service, are now being drafted. Their rage is dividing Israel and threatening Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition.

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As Other Israelis Die in War, Ultra-Orthodox Resist Call to Fight

August 24, 2025Elisabeth Bumiller, Natan Odenheimer and Johnatan ReissComments Off on As Other Israelis Die in War, Ultra-Orthodox Resist Call to Fight

Ultra-Orthodox Israelis, exempt for decades from military service, are now being drafted. Their rage is dividing Israel and threatening Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition.

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Netanyahu’s Ultra-Orthodox Allies Threaten His Coalition Government

July 15, 2025July 15, 2025Aaron BoxermanComments Off on Netanyahu’s Ultra-Orthodox Allies Threaten His Coalition Government

Some of the prime minister’s political allies have quit over a proposal to make religious students serve in military, and more are threatening to do so.

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Netanyahu Survives a Vote to Dissolve Parliament but Emerges Weakened

June 11, 2025June 12, 2025ISABEL KERSHNERComments Off on Netanyahu Survives a Vote to Dissolve Parliament but Emerges Weakened

Some of the Israeli prime minister’s coalition partners backed an opposition motion over rules that exempt most religious students from serving in the military.

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Israel’s Newest Army Recruits: the Ultra-Orthodox

March 16, 2025March 16, 2025Sergey Ponomarev, Jack Nicas and Adam SellaComments Off on Israel’s Newest Army Recruits: the Ultra-Orthodox

Israel’s Newest Army Recruits: the Ultra-Orthodox

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Naftali Herstik, Soulful and Influential Cantor, Dies at 77

September 25, 2024September 26, 2024JOSEPH BERGERComments Off on Naftali Herstik, Soulful and Influential Cantor, Dies at 77

Part of a long line of cantors, he led services at the Great Synagogue in Jerusalem for 30 years and helped train the next generation.

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Israel and Hezbollah Trade Cross-Border Strikes

August 21, 2024August 21, 2024Gabby Sobelman and Euan WardComments Off on Israel and Hezbollah Trade Cross-Border Strikes

The strikes, in eastern Lebanon and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, underscored how months of talks have failed to stop either the war in Gaza or the related conflict along the Lebanese border.

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Ultra-Orthodox Israelis Protest Conscription at Draft Center in Jerusalem

August 21, 2024August 21, 2024Gabby Sobelman and Erika SolomonComments Off on Ultra-Orthodox Israelis Protest Conscription at Draft Center in Jerusalem

Protests over military conscription highlight the rising tensions surrounding a court order overturning a decades-long exemption for the religious community.

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What the Court’s Ruling on Drafting the Ultra-Orthodox Means for Israel

June 26, 2024ISABEL KERSHNERComments Off on What the Court’s Ruling on Drafting the Ultra-Orthodox Means for Israel

Israel’s insular ultra-Orthodox community has long been exempt from military service. The Supreme Court’s decision to end that exemption could change the country’s social and political dynamics.

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