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Israel's ultra-Orthodox military service: what is the controversial proposal?
Evening Standard via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoIsrael’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish men have been holding protests after a controversial new ruling has...
Israel’s top court rules ultra-Orthodox Jews must be drafted into military, in blow to Netanyahu
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 weeks agoIsrael’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the government to draft ultra-Orthodox Jews into the...
Ultra-Orthodox students must be drafted, Israel court rules
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 weeks agoThe ruling means that potentially tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men could now face the draft...
INSIGHT-Can Israel's ultra-Orthodox military volunteers help defuse the battle over conscription?
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 3 months agoYossi Levi is a member of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, whose exemption from compulsory military service is dividing Israel and threatens to topple its government. In fact, around 10% ...
Israel may have just hit a turning point in its war on Gaza — but not for the reason you think
Business Insider via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Ohad Zwigenberg/ AP Images Mass protests are taking place...
Israel's high court says the government must stop funding seminaries. Could that topple Netanyahu?
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoIsrael's Supreme Court ruling curtailing subsidies for ultra-Orthodox men has rattled Prime Minister...
Israeli Supreme Court orders government to stop funding religious schools that defy enlistment, in...
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoThe Israeli Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the government to stop funding religious schools whose...
Why ultra-Orthodox conscription could threaten Israel’s coalition
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoUltra-Orthodox Israelis have long held a privileged position in that society. Yet young men of the...
Israel is a Jewish nation, but its population is far from a monolith
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoThe Israel-Hamas conflict is putting a spotlight on all of the different people affected by the war,...
High-tech and war are integrating some ultra-Orthodox Jews into Israel's secular society
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoSome ultra-Orthodox Jews are seeking secular Israeli jobs and lifestyles, but they face growing...