But the politically powerful ultra-Orthodox, who make up roughly 13% of Israel’s population, have traditionally received exemptions from the military while studying full-time in religious ...

FILE – Israeli police officers disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a highway during a protest against army recruitment in Bnei Brak, Israel, on Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File) ...

Why ultra-Orthodox parties would want to bring down the government. Two parties belonging to the Haredim, or “God-fearing” in Hebrew, are essential to Netanyahu’s coalition.

Each year, roughly 13,000 ultra-Orthodox men reach the conscription age of 18, but less than 10% enlist, according to parliament’s State Control Committee, which held a hearing examining the issue.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man shouts during a protest against army recruitment in Bnei Brak, Israel, Thursday, June 5, 2025. Leo Correa - AP FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ...

And while Orthodox doesn’t need any help putting out a killer track, they got some help on this one from Mastodon’s Brann Dailor. Speaking of the track itself, Orthodox drummer Mike White had this to ...

Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox slates have scored an unprecedented victory in the US World Zionist Congress elections, winning more than 40 percent of the total vote.

St Catherine’s Monastery on Mt Sinai. Credit: Joonas Plaan/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0. All eyes are on Cairo today as Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis leads the Greek delegation in a crucial ...

Yonas Nuguse believed he was finally destined for Harvard University this year after having survived the Tigray conflict at home in Ethiopia, communication shutdowns, and the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Addis Abeba- Cargo trucks carrying goods into the Tigray region have resumed travel after federal authorities had previously "prohibited the vehicles from entering" the region, citing claims that ...

The Coptic Orthodox church marks time by its martyrs. Its ecclesial calendar begins in AD 284, year 1 Anno Martyrii (Year of the Martyrs), when Emperor Diocletian ascended to the throne and put ...