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Sgt. Binyamin Meir Airley, 21, was killed fighting in Gaza
November 19, 2023, 3:06 pm
British father of Israeli soldier killed in Gaza pays tribute to his ‘leader’ son
Sgt Binyamin Meir Airley, 21, of the Parachute Brigade, was killed fighting in northern Gaza after entering a house occupied by Hamas
By Jewish News Reporter
Demonstrators against the judicial overhaul outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, Feb. 13, 2023 (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
February 13, 2023, 11:38 am
Biden weighs in on Israel’s proposed judiciary changes
As tens of thousands protest in Jerusalem, US president calls for 'checks and balances' for the sake of democracy
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
In Bnei Brak, Israel, reporter Ittai Shickman films himself chased by a mob of Charedi Jews while standing outside the home of a prominent rabbi. (Screen shot from Twitter via JTA)
October 23, 2020, 5:54 pm
Journalists report being attacked while covering Charedim during Covid-19
'Dozens crowded around me, throwing eggs, knocking on [my car] windows and shouting insults', Channel 12 correspondent Carmel Libman said
By Sam Sokol (JTA)
Ultra-Orthodox Jews line up to vote for Israel's parliamentary election at a polling station in Bnei Brak, Israel, Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
April 6, 2020, 11:48 am
Israeli police lock down Charedi areas after police infiltrate illicit meetings
City of Bnei Brak placed in quarantine along with major Orthodox population centres and areas of Jerusalem, as anger and resentment grows at refusal to adhere to guidelines
By Jewish News Reporter
A bullet hole in a glass door of a synagogue that was the scene of a terror attack. Two Palestinians armed with a cleaver and a gun burst in to a shul in the Jerusalem neighbourhood of Har-Nof, killing four Israeli men and wounding several others
July 31, 2019, 3:02 pm
Taxpayers’ money that ‘paid terrorist salaries’ must be disclosed
Britain must make details public about cash sent to accounts reportedly used to pay convicted killers' wages
By Jewish News Reporter
Members and sympathizers of the LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex) community participate in the annual Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem, Israel, 06 June 2019. . Photo by: JINIPIX
June 23, 2019, 12:31 am
First Pride parade held in Raanana
Up to 3,000 people took place in Israel's central city - which has roughly a quarter Orthodox population
By JTA
Chiune Sugihara
February 17, 2019, 1:03 pm
Developer razes woods near Jerusalem honouring Japanese Holocaust rescuer
An apartment building is being erected at the site of the Chiune Sugihara Forest near Beit Shemesh.
By JTA
El Al plane
November 27, 2018, 2:43 pm
El Al to compensate all 400 passengers on flight diverted for Shabbat
Each passenger will receive a free round-trip ticket to the European destination of their choice following the incident last week
By JTA
El Al plane
November 26, 2018, 3:53 pm
Rabbi threatens El Al boycott unless apology made to passengers on diverted trip
Charedi leader Shalom Ber Sorotzkin demands the Israeli airline says sorry to Shabbat observant Jews who were forced to get off the plane on Friday afternoon
By JTA
Aliza Bloch
November 5, 2018, 10:11 am
Mostly Charedi city of Beit Shemesh elects its first female mayor
Aliza Bloch becomes Orthodox area's mayor after defeating two-term incumbent Moshe Abutbul
By JTA
A screen capture from a video of a young woman being chased in Beit Shemesh by a group of ultra-Orthodox men over her "immodest" clothes. (Screen capture: YouTube)
July 18, 2018, 6:19 pm
Orthodox mob harasses teenage girl in Jerusalem over ‘immodest’ clothing
Charedi gang chases young woman through a road in Beit Shemesh because to what she was wearing
By JTA
A sign asking visitors to dress modestly in Meah Shearim, another strictly-Orthodox neighbourhood
December 18, 2017, 12:24 pm
Women who asked Israeli city to remove modesty signs get death threats
Female campaigners who called on the Supreme Court to force posters in Beit Shemesh to be taken down have their lives targeted
By JTA
Ohad Zwigenberg
December 6, 2017, 3:06 pm
Striking images in contention for Israel’s best press photo of 2017
Prayers, protests and prime ministers make the cut for shortlisted photographs from the Jewish state this year
By Stephen Oryszczuk
Ultra Orthodox Jewish men being arrested by Israeli police as they block a road during a protest in Jerusalem, Israel, 19 October 2017. Photo by: JINIPIX
October 20, 2017, 9:43 am
Dozens arrested during Charedi ‘day of rage’ against IDF conscription
More than 100 Orthodox demonstrators detained for protesting against compulsory service in the Israeli army
By JTA
Charedi men pray at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem Photo by: JINIPIX
August 6, 2017, 9:22 pm
Charedi party proposes plan for ‘kosher’ electricity
United Torah Judaism wants to install small generators which could be disconnected from the national grid on Shabbat
By JTA
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