Beneath Israel's ultra-Orthodox draft crisis lies a far deeper rupture than anyone admits
The actions and rhetoric of the Haredi parties draw on a widening chasm – one that raises the question of whether we're looking at two religions, Jewish and Haredi, rather than a single tradition with internal disputes
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Haredim burning a draft notice at a protest in Tel Aviv this year. Credit: Tomer Appelbaum
The actions and rhetoric of the Haredi parties draw on a widening chasm – one that raises the question of whether we're looking at two religions, Jewish and Haredi, rather than a single tradition with internal disputes
06:08 PM • January 01 2026 IST
In the late 1940s the French historian Fernand Braudel published an innovative book about the Mediterranean region as a separate cultural and historical entity. Although it has been the subject of criticism, the book has been a source of inspiration to historians down to the present.
