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  • 80% of Israelis favor civil government
    Written by on 05/02/2013
    Survey finds 70% of seculars want new government to exclude haredi parties. "Shas and UTJ have made the public hate them."

  • Sharing the Burden
    Written by on 05/02/2013
    A more egalitarian approach to sharing in civic duties should be worked out for the next Knesset term.

  • Israel's Other Impending Election
    Written by Uri Regev on 05/02/2013
    David Stav Offers Illusion of Pluralism in Chief Rabbi Fight

  • Advocates for Religious Pluralism in Israel Buoyed by Election Results
    Written by on 03/02/2013
    Yesh Atid's Surprising Popularity May Help Israeli Pluralism

  • 80% of the Jewish public supports establishing a civil government coalition
    Written by on 30/01/2013
    Rafi Smith Research Institute to Hiddush: 80% of the Jewish public in Israel support establishing a civil government coalition that will advance the agenda of religious freedom and equality.

  • Rabbinical Court: 4.7% rise in national divorce rate
    Written by on 29/01/2013
    Report shows 10,694 couples divorced last year; Hiddush: "Rabbinate gone bankrupt."

  • ‘No one knows Yair Lapid except through the media’
    Written by on 25/01/2013
    ultra-Orthodox"very worried" over success of Yesh Atid

  • Israel Vote Sharpens Debate Over Orthodox Sway
    Written by on 24/01/2013
    Middle-class frustration with the privileges and subsidies enjoyed by ultra-Orthodox Israelis influences elections.

  • Hiddush Calls Out Satmar Rebbe
    Written by on 23/01/2013
    Hassidic sect debate electoral participation; Rabbinic leader calls Israel "this generation's Amalek." Hiddush files complaint.

  • 70% of Undecided Voters: Voting on Religion and State
    Written by on 18/01/2013
    Pre-election polling shows that 67% of the Jewish public in Israel believes that issues of religion and state will greatly influence their vote, including 69% of secular votes and 91% of ultra-Orthodox voters. President of Hiddush Rabbi Uri Regev comments, "Ignoring the issues of religion and state on the campaign trail only lowers the quality of the discourse and it goes against the interests of the parties."

  • 70% of Undecided Voters: Voting on Religion and State
    Written by on 18/01/2013
    Pre-election polling shows that 67% of the Jewish public in Israel believes that issues of religion and state will greatly influence their vote, including 69% of secular votes and 91% of ultra-Orthodox voters. President of Hiddush Rabbi Uri Regev comments, "Ignoring the issues of religion and state on the campaign trail only lowers the quality of the discourse and it goes against the interests of the parties."

  • Israeli Elections
    Written by on 17/01/2013
    In this newsletter, we discuss our activities from 2012 and look ahead to 2013, marked by an election year.

  • Hiddush petitions Shas' illegal use of smartphone app to secure votes
    Written by on 01/01/2013
    Hiddush files a complaint to the Central Election Committee about Shas's smartphone app offering blessings from party’s spiritual leader. The use of blessings or curses in campaigning is strictly illegal.

  • Hiddush Original: Don’t Push me to the Back of the Bus!
    Written by on 25/12/2012
    Marking International Human Rights Day on December 10th, Hiddush released a short film in protest, featuring Israeli Artists celebrities called “Don’t push me to the back of the bus!”

  • Move on Back!
    Written by on 10/12/2012
    It has been a year since the uproar surrounding gender segregation and discrimination against women in Israel, yet the ugly phenomenon continues and grows, supposedly in the name of Judaism.

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