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"Sarah" spent years fighting for freedom from her abusive husband, who left their home to move in with another woman and then tried to use a divorce as a way of extorting millions.

"This is a historic challenge and we must harness this opportunity," Jewish Agency chairman tells Knesset.

Ultra-Orthodox establishment that holds a monopoly on all matters religion and state in Israel adamantly opposes allowing women to serve as rabbis, arguing that it is a violation of Jewish law.

Anti-Semitic and other hate posts herald future crimes in the "real world," warns President of the Conference of European Rabbis Pinchas Goldschmidt in endorsement of international boycott of social media giant.

The European nation is home to thousands of rare Hebrew books that could be essential for historians, scholars.

"Unless local authorities are on guard and ready to deal with the spread of this phenomenon, coronavirus will feel insignificant compared to the spread of the deadly disease of anti-Semitism among Diaspora Jewry," says WZO vice chairman.

"Periods of economic pain have almost always seen Jew-hatred increase and not just in words, but in violent acts," Elan Carr notes.

Jewish educators see the coronavirus crisis, which has caused many Jewish summer camps to cancel this year's activities, as a chance to strengthen bonds between the Jewish state and Diaspora Jewry.

The platform has incorporated extremist posts, including far-right ideologies of fascism, racism, chauvinism, nativism and xenophobia.