With Israel on the verge of a renewed invasion of Gaza, aiming openly to conquer the Strip and establish a military government, a sweeping exemption for the Haredim from military service is untenable – and looms heavily over Netanyahu's coalition

ILGA World will reinstate Israel's Aguda a year after it was suspended following a bid to host the organization's annual conference. The reinstatement, ILGA's board noted, is not an endorsement of the Aguda's 'position, actions, or silence on the war in Gaza'

Degel HaTorah's spiritual leader hinted this week the government could fall, as senior Haredi figures held quiet talks with former PM Naftali Bennett. A tougher draft bill and new IDF orders to conscript tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men are intensifying pressure to leave the coalition