With the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas entering its fifth month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he would seek ways to end exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews from entering mandatory military service in the face of an ongoing war and increasing political pressure both at home and abroad.
Before Hamas launched a deadly surprise attack on Israel that claimed the lives of 1,200 Israelis and the subsequent offensive by Israel against the terrorist group that left over 23,000 Gazans dead, Hamas and its leaders were already unpopular among the vast majority of Gazans, according to a report by the Arab Barometer.
An American Muslim leader is under fire for his remarks after he expressed how “happy” he was to see those in Gaza “break the siege” on October 7, when thousands of Hamas terrorists burst through the enclave’s border with Israel, killing 1,200 Israelis and taking over 240 people hostage.
US Muslim leader: I was happy to see Gazans breaking the siege on Oct. 7 https://t.co/X8T9s3vSpM . Click to read
Since the rise of Israel’s most right-wing government in its history, which included ultra-Orthodox and far-right parties in its alliance, many activists and ordinary Israelis are worrying about the rise of sex segregation in many areas of public life.
Growing Segregation by Sex in Israel Raises Fears for Women’s Rights https://t.co/A11e7lZdWW
An Israeli religious extremist group has sparked criticism after they offered thousands of dollars to their followers who were arrested for trying to carry out an incendiary animal sacrifice ritual at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during Passover.
After weeks of protests that paralyzed the country, Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would postpone a plan to overhaul its judicial system amidst fears that the ongoing demonstrations might escalate further into violence and fracture his coalition.
Jerusalem’s Sephardic chief rabbi, Shlomo Amar, has been criticized for saying that the recent earthquake aftershocks in Israel were caused by the country’s decision to give the LGBTQIA+ community rights and freedoms.
Rabbi blames Israel earthquakes on LGBTQ+ community: ‘God said you are shocking your people’ https://t.co/rPqkl8iSjy
An Israeli woman was arrested last Sunday after conducting a protest where she stripped down to a bathing suit at the Western Wall in response to a bill that could criminalize immodesty at the holy site.
The 35-year-old woman’s name was not released to the public, but she was identified as a central Jerusalem resident. According to reports, the woman removed her clothes after entering the women’s section of the Western Wall with her two-piece swimsuit and sneakers remaining.
Israel’s far-right finance minister and deputy speaker of Israel’s parliament Bezalel Smotrich outed himself as a fascist homophobe but said he won’t stone gay people to death or eat shrimp.
Israel's far-right finance minister: 'I'm a fascist homophobe but... I won't stone gays' https://t.co/XZxikjeZIX
The Black Hebrew Israelites, a fringe religion, once again made headlines in the US at the end of 2022. The group is composed of different sects which essentially agree that African Americans are the direct descendants of the Biblical Israelites.
In the latest viral video, the group was marching in support of Kyrie Irving, returning from an eight-game suspension by the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Brooklyn Nets. Irving received his suspension after posting a link to a documentary by a Hebrew Israelite, which is perceived as antisemitic.
