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  • Sabbath public transport in Israel - a sea change?
    Written by on 14/07/2019
    In Israel, public transport on the Sabbath hasn't been available since the founding of the state in those communities that are majority Jewish; but today we may be standing on the cusp of dramatic political change. Rabbi Uri Regev explains.

  • 60% of Israel’s adult Jewish public wants national unity government
    Written by on 10/07/2019
    60% of Israel’s adult Jewish public supports Avigdor Lieberman's intention to establish a broad national unity government without the ultra-Orthodox parties, including 94% of blue and white voters. 53% of Israel's adult Jewish public may decide who to vote for on the basis of the party’s commitment to promote religious freedom and equality of the burden.

  • Groundbreaking: IDF to allow Reform rabbis to conduct military funerals
    Written by Uri Regev on 04/07/2019
    The IDF and the military Rabbinate will allow Reform rabbis and rabbis of other streams to conduct military burial ceremonies, as well as allow for secular funerals in military cemeteries. This official commitment was made by the attorney representing the State before the Supreme Court at a hearing held today (July 4, 2019) in response to a petition filed by Hiddush for Freedom of Religion and Equality against the IDF.

  • IDF to allow Reform rabbis to conduct military funerals
    Written by on 04/07/2019
    The IDF and the military Rabbinate will allow Reform rabbis and rabbis of other streams to conduct military burial ceremonies, as well as allow for secular funerals in military cemeteries. This official commitment was made by the attorney representing the State before the Supreme Court at a hearing held today (July 4, 2019) in response to a petition filed by Hiddush for Freedom of Religion and Equality against the IDF.

  • Divorce denied in Israel due to prenuptial agreement
    Written by on 20/06/2019
    A terrible example of the danger to the Israeli public that stems from the monopoly of the rabbinical courts on marriage and divorce in Israel swept through the media just recently with the publication of a ruling by the Rabbinical Court in Petah Tikva in a divorce case.

  • Dramatic developments on Israel's political scene
    Written by Uri Regev on 20/06/2019
    Dramatic developments following the elections have validated Hiddush's pre- and post-election analysis, although it is not entirely clear yet whether the necessary lessons will be drawn by all.

  • Dramatic developments on Israel's political scene
    Written by on 20/06/2019
    Dramatic developments following the elections have validated Hiddush's pre- and post-election analysis, although it is not entirely clear yet whether the necessary lessons will be drawn by all.

  • 74% Israeli public prefers civil government coalition
    Written by on 12/06/2019
    74% of the Israeli public prefers a civil government based on a partnership between Likud and the Blue-&-White party, independent of the ultra-Orthodox parties’ dictates. 68% of the Israeli public wants the party it votes for to fight for the advancement of religious freedom and equality of the civic burden.

  • 78% support marriage or registration for same-sex couples
    Written by on 06/06/2019
    More than half of the Zionist Orthodox public (54%) supports the establishment of recognized same-sex partnerships. 73% of the general public believes that if marriage or registration for same-sex couples were to be recognized in Israel, these couples must have all or most of the rights of all other couples.

  • Let Marriage Freedom Ring in Israel
    Written by on 23/05/2019
    The fight for marriage freedom is one of the top priority battles in the clash of religion and State in Israel. Today, over 600,000 Israelis cannot marry, and many more are forced to marry in a strict Orthodox ceremony under the auspices of the country’s Chief Rabbinate, which is the sole authority over marriage and divorce of Jews in Israel.

  • Shoresh Institution policy brief: post-election analysis
    Written by on 09/05/2019
    Last week, Prof. Ben David published a policy brief titled 'Two Wars and Demography: A Long Run View of Israel’s Recent Elections'. Its importance cannot be over-exaggerated. We can only express the hope that leaders and policymakers will take the time to study it carefully.

  • Shoresh Institution post-election analysis
    Written by on 09/05/2019
    Last week, Prof. Ben David published a policy brief titled 'Two Wars and Demography: A Long Run View of Israel’s Recent Elections'. Its importance cannot be over-exaggerated. We can only express the hope that leaders and policymakers will take the time to study it carefully.

  • Perpetual surrender to anti-Zionistic, anti-democratic religious ideology
    Written by Uri Regev on 08/05/2019
    It is clear that a key building block in the demands of both the Haredi parties and the Union of right-wing parties is the ensuring that the non-Orthodox movements be excluded and delegitimized

  • Israelis prefer unity gov't w/Likud & Blue-&-White
    Written by on 02/05/2019
    66% of the public prefers a Likud-Blue-&-White coalition to promote freedom of religion and equality, rather than a narrow government dependent on the ultra-Orthodox.

  • Most Israelis prefer a unity gov't with Likud and Blue & White
    Written by on 23/04/2019
    66% of the public prefers a Likud-Blue-&-White coalition to promote freedom of religion and equality, rather than a narrow government dependent on the ultra-Orthodox.

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