Over half of elderly COVID patients in Israel hail from Haredi sector
The Haredi sector makes up 12% of the general population of Israel, and only a small percentage of citizens age ...
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Netanyahu to Haredim: Take care of each other during Simchat Torah
"No one is persecuting the Haredi sector and I will not let that happen. But on the other hand, there ...
Police clash with ultra-Orthodox protesters in several communities
News reporter attacked by group of Haredi youths; police officer filmed throwing empty bucket at young boy.
Deeming 'spiritual death' a bigger threat than COVID, Hassidic rebbes go rogue
While many members of Israel's Haredi sector are careful to follow public health regulations put in place to stem the ...
Health Ministry struggles with obstinate Haredi enclaves as leading rabbi tests positive
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of the most important spiritual leaders in Lithuanian Haredi circles, contracts COVID at age 92.
Right-wing, Haredi parties can easily form a government, new poll shows
Israel Hayom-Maagar Mohot poll projects 67 seats for Likud, Yamina, Shas, and United Torah Judaism. Political shuffles result in no ...
Haredi pressure prompts gov't to scrap lockdown plan
Leaders of Haredi cities and towns tell Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that they will not forget who painted them as ...
Anti-Zionist Jews in Brooklyn wave PLO flags in protest of sovereignty plan
Ultra-Orthodox participants in "day of rage" wave placards reading "Judaism Rejects Zionism."
World's top fashion magazine celebrates Israeli actress' stellar performance
Shira Haas, who plays a rebellious Hasidic woman in the new Netflix hit "Unorthodox," featured in lengthy interview in "Vogue". ...
Police bust lockdown-defying prayer services near Haifa
Synagogue in haredi community of Rechasim was holding public prayers in violation of Health Ministry orders.