The general caution of the mainstream ultra-Orthodox community has shifted as they embarked on an Israel-wide day of disruption. The increasingly sharp rhetoric and actions by Haredi politicians are aimed largely at internal audiences, reflecting growing anger at their political leadership

Israel’s wartime unity is strained as ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions fuel a deepening political crisis and public backlash.

The general caution of the mainstream ultra-Orthodox community has shifted as they embarked on an Israel-wide day of disruption. The increasingly sharp rhetoric and actions by…