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They are demanding the cancellation of tens of thousands of draft orders already sent to yeshiva students and the restoration of budgets allocated to religious schools.

Senior coalition members said last Wednesday that 'Netanyahu will not let the government fall because of the Conscription Law – the law will pass, period'

'We have reached agreements on the principles which will form the basis for the draft law; this is a historic announcement – we are on the way to a genuine correction of Israeli society'

The government and members of the ultra-Orthodox parties in the coalition were unable to legislate IDF draft exemptions for yeshiva students, leading an emboldened opposition to seek new elections

The Degel HaTorah faction considers the talks with Likud lawmaker Yuli Edelstein a failure • The sides will try to reach agreements before bringing the law to a vote

Headlining a Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox newspaper associated with the Degel Hatorah party, an Arabic caption condemned Minister Itamar Ben Gvir for actions and statements on the Temple Mount

This manuscript is displayed within a secure glass case as part of a special pavilion, alongside 27 other rare manuscripts

The governing coalition says it plans to legislate a law exempting young ultra Orthodox men studying at seminaries from serving in the army

Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen says 'there must be an end to the threats to harm holy books and Torah books,' adding he will speak to Swedish counterpart

The United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party demanded keeping seminary students out of the army or legislating the 'override' clause of the judicial reform

A man in his 30s is said to be behind the request, stating that this act is a response to the Quran burning outside Stockholm's mosque in June

The request follows the burning on a Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm, sparking backlash across the Muslim world

Israel's United Torah Judaism party member, Yitzhak Pindrus, doubles down, saying gay relations more dangerous than 'Islamic State, Hezbollah and Hamas'

Agreement ends threat to passage of budget, now the government has until Monday to vote on it, before automatic dissolution of Knesset

Israel's Housing minister and leader of part of the ultra-Orthodox asked for $165 million in additional funding for Haredi schools

The new law requires hospital directors to "take into consideration the rights and needs of patients" before making such a decision

Sotheby's estimates the price of this treasure to be between 30 and 50 million dollars, which would make it "the most expensive manuscript ever sold at auction"

'This kind of oppressive policy would be more indicative of hardline Muslim regimes than the democratic Jewish state'

'The city is under total destruction – there’s no electricity, fuel, heating. Many buildings have collapsed, and a synagogue was also damaged'

'We won’t agree to benefit one population over others by circumventing the considerations of the local council,' a group of council leaders writes

Non-smart cellphones are viewed as 'kosher' by ultra-Orthodox leaders as they prevent user from browsing forbidden images

All coalition agreements submitted to Knesset ahead of Thursday's expected swearing in of the new government

'It's just take money, take money, take money - instead of creating money'

Degel HaTorah does not accept details agreed upon between Likud and the second faction of United Torah Judaism party