Over three-quarters of country's Jews define themselves as secular or traditional, while some 4,000 Haredim are estimated to leave their ultra-Orthodox communities each year

In latest inflammatory remarks, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef says non-religious Jews 'don't find fulfillment in life' and are 'jealous' of the ultra-Orthodox

Rabbi David Yosef, member of Shas' Council of Torah Sages and a son of late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, says he wants to 'calm secular people down'

Mayor pushes advance decision on how many elected positions should go to Haredim, non-Orthodox, angering everyone; city says aim is to prevent one side pushing out the other

Haya Valer, 22, was recently interviewed by Channel 12 about her experiences, including being put on anti-psychotic drugs after expressing doubts

Report by religious pluralism group criticizes the city for failing to offer secular funerals or restrict separate-gender events; Ramat Gan wins most-improved

Secular activists say lack of public transit on Shabbat is prime manifestation of religious coercion, but opponents argue the buses are part of broader trend of creeping secularism

As secular voters complain of 'overboard' religious coercion, it appears Netanyahu's iron-clad alliance with ultra-Orthodox parties has cost him politically

Battle lines often form around the country's balance of religion and liberal democracy; those tensions were a central theme of the recent national election