At a Time When Many Reservists Have Already Spent Four Months in Uniform Since the War in Gaza Began, Israel's ultra-Orthodox and Secular Communities Are Heading for a Clash Over Who Must Serve in the Israel Defense Forces. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Is Already Trying to Muster His Troops
It Would Be Easy to Belittle the Importance of the Images of the ultra-Orthodox “Models in Uniform” Who Enlisted This Week for a Two-week Stint in the Israel De
The Country Now Has Several Distinct ultra-Orthodox Communities, With the Divisions Formed Not by Old Religious Ties but the Degree of Each Group’s ‘Israelization’
The Food Stamp Program Initiated by Former Interior Minister Arye Dery Was Criticized for Its Exclusive Criteria Which Left Out Many Food-insecure Populations, Disproportionately Benefitting the ultra-Orthodox Community
Amir Ohana Says Will Consider Establishing Alternative Tribunal if High Court Strikes Down the First Coup Law Abolishing the Reasonableness Standard. 'Public Representatives From a Variety of Fields Will Be Able to Sit on It,' He Says