The issue of the Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) community in Israel and its possible integration with the Israeli society at large has become lately one of the most talked-about in the Knesset committees, Government offices, academic circles, the military, public debates — where not?
An interesting question in its own right is why the subject came up so intensively during the last decade in particular. While there are some clear answers to this questions, the primary goal of this report is to provide a condensed and updated status report about the subject, point at its main significance and offer some possible directions.
