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• Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch Blocks Knesset Progress on Ultra-Orthodox Military Draft Exemption Bill

  Published: Apr 26, 2026

  Section: Israel

  Internal divisions within the ultra-Orthodox leadership have stalled the resumption of parliamentary debate regarding the controversial yeshiva student draft exemption bill. Rabbi...

• Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett Shifts Toward Liberal Religious Reforms Sparking Intense Outcry From Ultra-Orthodox Factions

  Published: Apr 20, 2026

  Section: Israel

  Naftali Bennett has publicly endorsed civil marriage and municipal autonomy for public transportation on the Sabbath, marking a significant departure from his religious-Zionist roo...

• Israeli Knesset Convenes for Final 2026 Budget Vote Under Threat of Automatic Parliament Dissolution

  Published: Mar 29, 2026

  Section: Israel

  Israeli lawmakers are set to conduct the second and third readings of a record 850.6 billion shekel state budget today, which includes a massive 30 billion shekel increase in defen...

• Knesset Coalition Moves to Expand Rabbinical Court Authority Amid Fierce Opposition Criticism

  Published: Mar 22, 2026

  Section: World

  The Israeli coalition is set to advance a controversial bill that would significantly broaden the jurisdiction of the state’s rabbinical courts to include civil arbitration and chi...