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The conflict that has raged in Gaza since October 7 has riven Israeli society. People are deeply divided over the government’s conduct of the war and the failure to secure the release of the remaining hostages. As a result, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu is bitterly unpopular with the majority…

In a move that could undermine the stability of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s government, the Supreme Court in Israel on Tuesday agreed to end draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jewish men. Making up around 13 percent of the country’s population, it is estimated that nearly 70,000 future soldiers would be eligible.…

Israel's governing coalition to pass a law regulating the draft into the IDF of Haredi or Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men

How the brutal Israeli occupation of the West Bank has come home to roost in Israel itself

Delay extends serving rabbis' tenure as race for Sephardic Chief Rabbi intensifies

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Health and Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, citing a court decision.

Israel’s prime minister removes Aryeh Deri, who served as health and interior minister, after court decision.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired a key Cabinet ally, heeding a Supreme Court ruling commanding him to do so and deepening a rift over the power of the courts

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired a key Cabinet ally on Sunday, heeding a Supreme Court ruling commanding him to do so and deepening a rift over the power of the courts. Netanyahu announced he was firing Aryeh Deri, who serves as Interior and Health Minister, at a meeting of…