"Hatch a plot—it shall be foiled; for God is with us!"

Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis · Oct 30, 2025 · 1m

You do not want to be driving to or from Jerusalem today, or anywhere near the entrance to the city. With the government apparently pushing forward a bill that would continue the Haredi exemption from the draft (a bill the coalition needs to pass in order not to lose its Haredi factions, which would bring down the government and trigger elections), public furor surrounding the issue is brewing again.

The Haredim have decided on a massive show of force (in numbers) as a way of reminding the powers that be that they should not be trifled with. The impact on traffic everywhere hear the capital…