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  • Against hatred
    Written by on 21/05/2012
    Rabbi Uri Regev stands up against the hate speech of Rav Shteinman, who says non-Jews are brainless thieves

  • Heart of the Matter
    Written by on 11/05/2012
    Uri Regev tells the Washington Post why it is so vital to Israel's progress and survival that everyone serve

  • What’s Missing from Real Dialogue between Israel and Diaspora Jewry?
    Written by on 09/05/2012
    What conversations are we refusing to have? We must understand that our unity can only be based on a celebration of diversity, even when it involves difficult controversy.

  • Mofaz and Netanyahu unity government must promote equality
    Written by on 08/05/2012
    Amid the shocking news of the Netanyahu and Mofaz unity government, it is critical "to take advantage of having a clear civil majority in the coalition to advance the recommendations of the Trajtenberg Committee", and promote true equality in Israel.

  • Lapid announces hollow plan to integrate ultra-Orthodox
    Written by on 02/05/2012
    Yair Lapid proposes a five year exemption of yeshiva students. Hiddush President Uri Regev warns: "This would be the end of the People's army"

  • Shabbat buses
    Written by on 01/05/2012
    Hiddush and the youth forum "Bamah" team up to rally for public transportation on Shabbat

  • Slow but steady?
    Written by on 01/05/2012
    Shahar Ilan tells the Jerusalem Post that rise of ultra-Orthodox men into the army is happening too slowly

  • Ultra-Orthodox children's paper excludes Israeli flag
    Written by on 30/04/2012
    An ultra-Orthodox paper in Israel, written in Hebrew, features a story on the history of flags from across the globe. But where is the Israeli flag, where all of these children live?

  • Erasing Israel
    Written by on 30/04/2012
    Hiddush comments on ultra-Orthodox kid's magazine which excludes Israel's flag from its feature on world flags

  • Hiddush's Tent of the Stuck: Waiting for the bus on Shabbat
    Written by on 29/04/2012
    Hiddush and the youth forum "Bamah" joined together this past week to stage a protest in favor on public transportation on Saturday. The current lack of access impacts the most vulnerable of society: the disabled, the elderly, and those who cannot afford the alternatives.

  • Replacing Tal
    Written by on 28/04/2012
    Jerusalem Post editorial utilizes Hiddush polling to understand the future of the failed Tal Law

  • Did The Global Jewish Forum on Haredim Face the Facts?
    Written by on 27/04/2012
    The Jewish Agency and Makom opened the conversation on the impact of ultra-Orthodoxy on Israel and on the Jewish People as a whole, but did they give their participants a full picture?

  • Chaim Weizmann's warning
    Written by on 25/04/2012
    Chaim Weizman, Israel’s first president, warned in 1949 of the impending culture clash that would face the State of Israel: “We must have a clear line of demarcation between legitimate religious aspirations and the duty of the State towards preserving such aspirations on the one hand, and on the other hand the lust for power which is sometimes exhibited by pseudo-religious groups”.

  • 83% of Jewish Israelis want change in housing subsidies
    Written by on 23/04/2012
    83% of Jewish Israelis believe housing subsidies should follow the recommendations of the Trajtenberg Committee, as opposed to current policies which overwhelmingly favor the ultra-Orthodox population.

  • 83% of Jewish Israelis believe housing subsidies conditional on willingness to work to your ability
    Written by on 23/04/2012
    83% of Jewish Israelis believe housing subsidies should follow the recommendations of the Trajtenberg Committee, as opposed to current policies which overwhelmingly favor the ultra-Orthodox population, who in large part do not seek to join the work force. President of Hiddush, Rabbi Uri Regev, called on government officials to heed the call of the Israeli public.

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