Another law that several ultra-Orthodox members of the coalition are promoting will equate the status of religious seminary students with that of serving soldiers.

Source: https://themedialine.org/top-stories/israeli-defense-minister-urges-netanyahu-to-halt-far-reaching-judicial-reform/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=israeli-defense-minister-urges-netanyahu-to-halt-far-reaching-judicial-reform

Both the ultra-Orthodox coalition parties consent to doing so, it says.

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-march-26-2023/

In 2000, Mr. Tsaiger became one of a tiny minority of ultra-Orthodox Israelis to serve as a military conscript.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/world/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-politics-mood.html

In that interview, Gross used “far right” nine times, “ultra-nationalist” eight times, “ultra-Orthodox” 13 times, “very extreme” once, and “extremist” twice.

Source: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/01/25/at-npr-republicans-are-all-hard-or-far-right-but-no-democrats-are-hard-or-far-left/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-npr-republicans-are-all-hard-or-far-right-but-no-democrats-are-hard-or-far-left

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, the most right-wing in Israeli history, includes ultra-Orthodox and far-right nationalist parties and has made West Bank settlement construction a top priority.

Source: https://www.breakingnews.ie/world/three-palestinians-killed-in-israeli-army-raid-in-refugee-camp-1478884.html

Leifer was the principal of Melbourne’s ultra-Orthodox Adass Israel School when she abused sisters Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper between 2004 and 2007.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2023/08/24/former-headmistress-of-jewish-ultra-orthodox-school-found-guilty-of-rape-and-sexual-assaul

My client’s entire fault is his ultra-Orthodox appearance, for which he was mercilessly attacked to the point of endangering his life.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/news/left-vs-right/lost-haredi-couple-attacked-by-anti-judicial-reform-anarchists-in-tel-aviv/2023/03/30/

Netanyahu’s Likud party made generous promises to secure the support of its ultra-Orthodox and far-right coalition partners, including ample funding for Haredi education and religious initiatives, and for improving conditions for West Bank settlers.

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-reopens-sunday-in-shadow-of-slow-rolled-judicial-overhaul/

Sector-wise, the highest rate of volunteering was reported among the ultra-Orthodox (60%).

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/news/chessed-and-tzedaka/israel-a-world-leader-in-volunteering-ahead-of-the-us-switzerland-study-finds/2023/01/15/

The country has been notably successful in creating hi-tech startups, but the relatively poor levels of both Arab and ultra-Orthodox education mean that the supply of people with the right skills is now drying up.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/aug/06/the-land-of-hope-and-fear-israel-battle-for-its-inner-soul-by-isabel-kershner-review-how-israel-betrayed-its-high-ideals

The government, which includes a collection of ultra-Orthodox and far-right nationalist parties, has made West Bank settlement construction a top priority.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/extremist-israel-cabinet-minister-visits-sensitive-jerusalem-holy-99487830

The premier spent recent weeks cutting deals with his ultra-Orthodox and extreme-right coalition partners, to meet a May 29 deadline to pass the budget or face fresh elections.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/05/israel-passes-budget-controversial-cash-ultra-orthodox

This setback hasn’t stopped the government from passing, just last month, to much less notice, a budget that hugely increases the already substantial state subsidies to the ultra-Orthodox religious community that is at the heart of the coalition.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/why-israels-government-is-attacking-its-public-broadcasting-system

Whether for reasons of political expediency or from sympathy for an ultra-Orthodox community decimated by the Holocaust, Ben-Gurion backed down.

Source: https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/05/30/the-over-burdened-camel-israels-ultra-orthodox-and-the-military-draft/

With Netanyahu’s government dependent for its very survival on backing from ultra-Orthodox and ideologically nationalist politicians in the Knesset, the settlers have to be afforded all the protection they require.

Source: https://theconversation.com/us-israel-relations-the-coolest-for-decades-after-terror-attack-by-settlers-kills-19-year-old-palestinian-211310