
2026-10-28 00:27 UTC · Haaretz
Kippot with pictures of rabbis, a willow branch for every voter: Election Day in the ultra-Orthodox street
Lead
Though Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods were sleepy on Election Day, there were crowds at the polling stations. A yeshiva student hitchhiked to vote for Shas at an accessible polling station; at another polling station, an activist for the Haredi Public party was yelled at
Political framing
Neutral POI: Neutral
- Pro‑Left 5%
- Pro‑Right 5%
- Neutral 90%