"In an era where clicks often trump compassion, a heartfelt reminder from the #Jewish community is resonating deeply: True understanding comes not from confrontation, but from curiosity laced with respect. This message, shared widely on #socialmedia amid fresh tensions in #NewYork's #KiryasJoel, draws a poignant line between genuine #storytelling and exploitative grifting and it's a lesson that moves the soul as much as it informs the mind.

At the heart of this #narrative is #documentary #filmmaker #PeterSantenello, whose immersive #series on #Hasidic #Jewish life has touched millions. #Santenello didn't storm into #Brooklyn's #ultraOrthodox neighborhoods with accusations or agendas; he arrived with humility, an open heart, and a genuine desire to learn."

https://www.jfeed.com/jewish-world/hasidic-journalism-ethics

“'Israel’s' conscription crisis is likely to cause a collapse from within”

by Samuel Geddes in Al Mayadeen English

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“‘Israel’s’ deepening #conscription #crisis, driven by military exhaustion, political fragmentation & the #UltraOrthodox #exemption, is pushing the #Zionist project toward an irreversible #internal #collapse. #Netanyahu’s survival strategy [..] has accelerated the implosion”

https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/opinion/-israel-s--conscription-crisis-is-likely-to-cause-a-collapse

#Press #Israel #Gaza #Genocide #Haredim

Ha ha. And then they came after….

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The War in #Israel over serving in the war. #ultraorthodox

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-ultra-orthodox.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Israeli army offers draft dodgers a "last chance" to return without penalties. 🪖✉️ The country faces a critical shortage of soldiers. #Israel #MilitaryService #DraftDodgers #SoldierShortage #UltraOrthodox

https://kokcha.news/6637/israeli-army-offers-last-chance-to-draft-dodgers/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

#Netanyahu’s governing coalition is fracturing. Here’s what it means for #Israel and #Gaza

An Israeli #UltraOrthodox party that has been a key governing partner of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Tuesday it was leaving the coalition government.

By TIA GOLDENBERG
Updated 1:07 PM EDT, July 15, 2025

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government suffered a serious blow on Tuesday when an ultra-Orthodox party announced it was bolting the coalition.

"While this doesn’t immediately threaten Netanyahu’s rule, it could set in motion his government’s demise, although that could still be months away. It also could complicate efforts to halt the war in Gaza.

"#UnitedTorahJudaism’s two factions said they were leaving the government because of disagreements over a proposed law that would end broad exemptions for religious students from enlistment into the military.

"Military service is compulsory for most Jewish Israelis, and the issue of exemptions has long divided the country. Those rifts have only widened since the start of the war in Gaza as demand for military manpower has grown and hundreds of soldiers have been killed.

"The threat to the government 'looks more serious than ever,' said Shuki Friedman, vice president of the Jewish People Policy Institute, a Jerusalem think tank.

"Netanyahu is on trial for alleged #corruption, and critics say he wants to hang on to power so that he can use his office as a bully pulpit to rally supporters and lash out against prosecutors and judges. That makes him all the more vulnerable to the whims of his coalition allies."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/israel-netanyahu-government-gaza-war-elections-e207f3519314012df4c489fe1eaafa33?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

#BibiIsCorrupt #BibiIsAWarCriminal #FreeGaza #FreePalestine #WorldPol #IsraelWarCrimes #Genocide #Zionists #PowerCorruptionAndLies

(15) Netanyahu under mounting political pressure after party quits • FRANCE 24 English – YouTube

One of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox parties, United Torah Judaism, said it was quitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition due to a long-running dispute over failure to draft a bill to exempt yeshiva students from military service. Six of the remaining seven members of UTJ wrote letters of resignation. Yitzhak Goldknopf, chairman of UTJ, had resigned a month ago. That would leave Netanyahu with a razor thin majority of 61 seats in the 120 seat Knesset, or parliament.
#Israel #Gaza #UltraOrthodox

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#gaza #Israel #UltraOrthodox

https://momentmag.com/opinion-five-moments-that-shaped-israel/

Fania Oz-Salzberger notes the disastrous consequences for Israel of a 1953 law which made provision for "the near-complete autonomy of ultra-Orthodox schools with no core curriculum, no secular subjects, no history and geography and languages, no sciences, hardly any math, and a heavily policed gender separation. "

#Israel #IsraelPalestine #StateEducationLaw #UltraOrthodox #Education #ReligiousSchools #ConfessionalEducation