Attorney Alan Baker defends the government-initiated report he co-authored that authorizes West Bank outposts. [The Jerusalem Post] Some say Obama’s vow to make a trip to Israel is simply to “one-up” Mitt Romney. [Commentary] Florida’s Jewish population is vital to Obama’s reelection. [NBC Politics] How did the Munich 11 campaign go viral? [Jewish Journal] Dan Margalit believes that the splitting Kadima party is embarrassing. [Israel Hayom] Daniel Greenfield takes a stance on the …More

Israel’s High Court of Justice Tuesday voted to abolish the controversial Tal Law, which enables ultra-Orthodox men to dodge military service. A majority six to three ruling by a panel headed by outgoing Chief Justice Dorit Beinisch found that the law is unconstitutional and cannot be extended in its current form. The Knesset ratified the Deferral of Service for Yeshiva Students for Whom Torah Is Their Profession Law, or Tal Law for short, in 2002. The measure’s original intent was to encourage …More

The city of Jerusalem recently organized a job fair for Haredim. The organizers probably didn't foresee the response. The morning the fair began, some 2,500 Haredi women thronged the halls of the Israel Convention Center (Binyanei Ha'Uma ), to be followed in the afternoon by about 1,500 Haredi men. Find out what the future holds. Get Haaretz English Edition delivered to your door every morning.Click here to subscribe. These numbers are a slap in the face to experts claiming the observant and their leaders haven't …More

Jerusalem is the most diverse and complex city in Israel, making it the most unexpected city as well. For example, it turns out that the national-religious population in the capital is growing at a faster rate than the ultra-Orthodox public, and the traditional-religious sector is growing even faster. On the other hand, a 5% drop was recorded in the traditional-non-Jewish population recorded a 5% drop (55,000) and a 10% drop in the secular population (55,000). An analysis conducted by the Institute pointed …More