The move is likely to fuel discontent over a controversial decision to remove their decades-long exemption from service.

That would be a surprise to people who live in ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities such as Kiryas Joel and Monsey, N.Y., where ...

Israel's Defence Minister approves 7,000 military draft orders for Ultra-Orthodox Jews, igniting protests and debates over ...

(Heidi Levine/FTWP) In Israel, recently appointed Defense Minister Israel Katz on Friday gave the go-ahead for 7,000 draft notices to be sent to ultra-Orthodox Jews, also known as Haredim ...

In a controversial move that has sparked fierce protests and political backlash, Israel's Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, ...

This push comes amid a severe shortage of soldiers and the military’s need to expand recruitment by approximately 10,000 ...

For many Orthodox Jews who keep the sabbath, eat kosher, pray daily, and who have fallen in large numbers since the Oct. 7 ...

Israel's new defence minister, Israel Katz, has confirmed the conscription of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men planned by his ...

The legal exemption for Haredi Jews expired on July 1, 2024. The current ultra-right government is pushing for a new law to ...

Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered in Israel Monday for an emotionally charged funeral tribute to an Israeli rabbi killed in the United Arab Emirates.Kogan's body was brought to Israel earlier ...

The move is likely to fuel the discontent that has roiled the country since a Supreme Court ruling in June that ultra-Orthodox Jews could not be exempt from military service, as they have been ...