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  • USA Jews donate to Bibi's political campaign
    Written by on 22/12/2014
    In advance of the March 17th elections, Hiddush has turned to Justice Joubran, the Chair of the Central Elections Commission, urging him to take a strong stand against the ultra-Orthodox parties' manipulation of voters' religious beliefs... enough corruption already!

  • Ultra-Orthodox parties' history of voters' faith manipulation
    Written by on 22/12/2014
    Since 1988, the ultra-Orthodox parties have been promising rabbinic blessings, making threats and gifting "mystical" amulets to voters who commit to support them in the elections. The Knesset and the Supreme Court have set legal prohibitions against this, but the bribery and manipulation has continued.

  • High Court of Justice says rabbinical court can annul conversions retroactively
    Written by on 18/12/2014
    The High Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that a rabbinical court was within its rights to retroactively annul a conversion because the convert in question had deceived the court when she said she undertook to observe Jewish law.

  • NGO to request elections committee warn haredi parties of ban on promising blessings for votes
    Written by on 17/12/2014
    Israeli election law prohibits anyone from promising spiritual reward, blessings, health, or wealth if a voter chooses a particular political party.

  • The Knesset dissolves, but the battle for religious reform continues
    Written by on 15/12/2014
    Whatever had been accomplished in the 19th Knesset is now history, but despite the temporary setback, that fight continues both, a concerted effort to break the Haredi monopoly on personal-status issues such as marriage, divorce and conversion.

  • Rabbi Blau, Stop threatening haredi women!
    Written by on 11/12/2014
    Rabbi Mordechai blau publicly threatened ultra-Orthodox women with terrible consequences against their families and livelihoods, should they choose to run for office. Hiddush respond swiftly by urging the Attorney General to investigage Rabbi Blau for extortion!

  • Prepare for the return of the ultra-Orthodox parties
    Written by Shahar Ilan on 11/12/2014
    A simple analysis shows that the only significant change between the current government and the next one will be a replacement of the center-right government by a government comprising the right and the ultra-Orthodox parties. The centrist Yesh Atid party, led by former Finance Minister Yair Lapid, and the small HaTenua party led by former Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, will be replaced by the United Torah Judaism party and Shas.

  • Prepare for the return of the ultra-Orthodox parties
    Written by on 10/12/2014
    A simple analysis shows that the only significant change between the current government and the next one will be a replacement of the center-right government by a government comprising the right and the ultra-Orthodox parties.

  • Voters Respond: Ultra-Orthodox Parties - in or out?
    Written by on 09/12/2014
    Rabbi Uri Regev discusses the results of the latest Rafi Smith Institute Poll, and the role of the undecided voters in the upcoming March 17 elections.

  • Overwhelming majority of voters want Ultra-Orthodox Parties out of coalition
    Written by Uri Regev on 09/12/2014
    According to a December 3 poll, 62% of Israeli voters do not want the ultra-Orthodox parties in the next government, and 74% do not want to increase public funding for yeshivas. But most importantly: how will the undecided voters sway the upcoming March 17 elections?

  • Religious reform won't survive coalition breakup
    Written by on 08/12/2014
    Forget the Haredi draft and integration of yeshiva students into the workforce - once the ultra-Orthodox join Israel's coalition, this government's reforms will die.

  • Hiddush: Charge Rabbi for Bullying of Hareidi Women Not to Run for Office
    Written by on 08/12/2014
    Hiddush demanded from the Attorney General that he open an investigation of Rabbi Mordechai Blau for suspicion of using threats and extortion against hareidi women to intimidate them and prevent them from running for office.

  • Majority of public opposed to including haredi parties in new government
    Written by on 08/12/2014
    The poll was conducted last week on a sample of 500 respondents representing a statistical sample of the adult population and published over the weekend.

  • Voters Respond: Ultra-Orthodox Parties - in or out?
    Written by on 08/12/2014
    Our most recent poll indicates that 62% of voters do not want either of the ultra-Orthodox parties in the next government coalition, and 74% do not want to increase funding for yeshivas. But the big question is - who will the undecided voters choose on March 17?

  • Third Netanyahu government stymied by 'shadow of the ultra-Orthodox'
    Written by on 05/12/2014
    Since 1981, at least one of the haredi parties has been a coalition partner in 11 out of the 15 governments.

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