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News and updates about Meah She'arim

Jerusalem: Palestinian Authority flags removed

Jerusalem police conduct integrated enforcement operation in Jerusalem's Meah She'arim neighborhood.

Jerusalem: Palestinian Authority flags removed

Meah Shearim:

Rioters shatter rear window of Jerusalem mayor’s vehicle

During a visit to the Meah Shearim neighborhood, rioters hurled stones at the vehicle of Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, shattering its rear window. The mayor was unharmed, and police have opened an investigation.

Rioters shatter rear window of Jerusalem mayor’s vehicle

Jerusalem:

Man arrested on suspicion of spraying swastikas on MDA ambulance

Police arrest man in Meah She'arim neighborhood in Jerusalem suspected of spraying swastikas on MDA ambulances.

Man arrested on suspicion of spraying swastikas on MDA ambulance

Infuriating image:

Effigy of haredi soldier hanged in Mea She'arim

A large dummy dressed as a haredi IDF soldier was hanged over the street in the Mea She'arim neighborhood in Jerusalem.

Effigy of haredi soldier hanged in Mea She'arim

Swastikas painted on MDA ambulances during patient treatment

After treating a patient at his home in Mea Shearim, MDA medical teams shocked to find vandals had drawn swastikas over the Israeli flags on their ambulances while they were providing medical assistance.

Swastikas painted on MDA ambulances during patient treatment

Enlistment controversy:

Karliner Rebbe attacked with teargas

Extremists attacked car of Karlin-Stolin Rebbe, who they accused of encouraging haredi enlistment in the IDF, with teargas.

Karliner Rebbe attacked with teargas

3 Palestinian Authority Arabs caught with knife near Jewish town

Police arrest three Palestinian Authority Arabs traveling on highway while in possession of knife, drugs; four illegal Palestinian Authority Arabs arrested in Meah She'arim.

3 Palestinian Authority Arabs caught with knife near Jewish town

Woman attempts to stab worshipers at Mea Shearim synagogue

A resident of the mostly haredi Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem was arrested after she attempted to stab worshipers at a synagogue during Shabbat services.

Woman attempts to stab worshipers at Mea Shearim synagogue

Anti-government activists protest in haredi neighborhood

Protesters from the Brothers in Arms protest group gathered in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem to call for the enlistment of haredim in the IDF.

Anti-government activists protest in haredi neighborhood

Man arrested for burning Israeli flag in Jerusalem

Police dispersed a protest march in Jerusalem that included burning the Israeli flag and making declarations against Israel.

Man arrested for burning Israeli flag in Jerusalem

Nighttime burglary:

Haredi journalist awakes to find 2 Arabs in his room

Mea Shearim residents report spate of late-night burglaries by Arabs.

Haredi journalist awakes to find 2 Arabs in his room

Becoming a Jew

My encounters in the Holy Land turned me away from assimilation.Op-ed.

Becoming a Jew

After Synagogue Attack

Why is Israel's Shin Bet operating in this haredi neighborhood?

Israel's secret police force reportedly carrying out undercover operation in Meah Shearim, following wave of Arab terror attacks.

Why is Israel's Shin Bet operating in this haredi neighborhood?

PLO flag flown in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood

Group of extremists wave PLO flag to express opposition to State of Israel in haredi neighborhood.

PLO flag flown in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood

Anti-election protest held in Meah She'arim

Eida Haharedit rabbis attend protest, calling on followers not to vote in Israel's elections.

Anti-election protest held in Meah She'arim

Netanyahu's grandson completes Talmud at bar mitzvah

Shmuel Roth, grandson of former PM Netanyahu, holds a siyum shas at his Bar Mitzvah in Mea Shearim.

Netanyahu's grandson completes Talmud at bar mitzvah

Four people injured in sukkah collapse

In Jerusalem's Meah She'arim neighborhood, a sukkah built on stilts collapses, injuring four people.

Four people injured in sukkah collapse

While most people put up sukkahs, police are taking them down

Two sukkahs, at least one of which had engineering permits, dismantled by police in Jerusalem.

While most people put up sukkahs, police are taking them down

Police arrest woman suspected of kidnapping children

Woman who brought children to her home, claiming they were hers, is arrested, report says.

Police arrest woman suspected of kidnapping children

Driver who ran down Purim reveler: I was trying to save my life

Minibus driver who ran over and killed man in Meah Sharim arrested after being released from hospital. 'They attack me from every direction'

Driver who ran down Purim reveler: I was trying to save my life

Minibus runs down Purim reveler, killing him

After group of youths block minibus in Meah Shearim neighborhood, the vehicle ran down one of them, fatally injuring him.

Minibus runs down Purim reveler, killing him

Fox News crew attacked in Jerusalem's Meah Sharim neighborhood

'Kill them!' Rioters reportedly attack Fox News crew in Meah Sharim neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Fox News crew attacked in Jerusalem's Meah Sharim neighborhood

Clashes in J'lem, Ashdod during lockdown enforcement

Clashes erupt as police attempt to enforce lockdown restrictions in Meah Shearim, J'lem and Grodno Yeshiva in Ashdod.

Clashes in J'lem, Ashdod during lockdown enforcement

Police attacked during health enforcement

Police attempting to enforce public health guidelines found themselves targeted with rocks, eggs, and trash

Police attacked during health enforcement

Border Police officer indicted for assault in Mea Shearim

Indictment notes lack of provocation, adds that not a single officer came to man's aid as he lay sprawled on the ground.

Border Police officer indicted for assault in Mea Shearim

Haredim to gov't: Keep us in lockdown, but let the schools open

Each haredi group formulates its own method of adjusting to the coronavirus reality.

Haredim to gov't: Keep us in lockdown, but let the schools open

Police clash with haredim in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem

More documentation of police brutality against haredim; arrests made for disruptions of public order.

Police clash with haredim in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem

'It felt like my head was burning'

Zissy Margaliot, 9-year-old who was hit by a police stun grenade, speaks about her experience.

'It felt like my head was burning'

In haredi neighborhood, police use stun grenades

Stun grenade thrown by police severely harms young passerby, causing burns to her face.

In haredi neighborhood, police use stun grenades

Hate messages in Jerusalem against Health Minister

50 graffiti messages against Minister Litzman spray-painted in Mea Shearim.

Hate messages in Jerusalem against Health Minister

MDA volunteers serving Meah Shearim pelted with rocks

Magen David Adom crew dispatched to gather virus test specimen from ill resident attacked by assailant who fled; police complaint submitted.

MDA volunteers serving Meah Shearim pelted with rocks

Watch: Police enforce restrictions in Meah She'arim

Police arrive in J'lem neighborhood to enforce restrictions on movement in public sphere and the opening of businesses.

Watch: Police enforce restrictions in Meah She'arim

NIS 5000 fines: Jerusalem crowd dispersed

Police arrive in Mea Shearim to enforce Health Ministry guidelines, disperse gatherings of over 10 people.

NIS 5000 fines: Jerusalem crowd dispersed

PLO flag raised in Meah Shearim - then removed by police

Watch: Police remove Palestine Liberation Organization flag which had been hung up in haredi neighborhood in Jerusalem.

PLO flag raised in Meah Shearim - then removed by police

Watch: Driver rescued after car elevator collapses in Jerusalem

Firefighters and rescue teams rushed to Mea Shea'arim following reports of a collapsed car parking elevator. The driver was not hurt.

Watch: Driver rescued after car elevator collapses in Jerusalem

Man suspected of attacking soldier arrested

Police arrest man suspected of attacking a soldier in uniform in Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem yesterday.

Man suspected of attacking soldier arrested

Attempt to attack soldier in Mea Shearim foiled

Police rescue soldier walking through J'lem haredi neighborhood after dozens of extremists gather around him, threatening violence.

Attempt to attack soldier in Mea Shearim foiled

Police probe wedding of 13-year-old girl in Jerusalem

13-year-old married off in Meah Sharim neighborhood of Jerusalem, leading to police intervention.

Police probe wedding of 13-year-old girl in Jerusalem

Did IDF officer open fire in Meah Sharim?

IDF, police release conflicting reports on whether IDF officer injured by mob of rioters in haredi neighborhood fired shots.

Did IDF officer open fire in Meah Sharim?

'End attacks on IDF soldiers'

Politicians call for increased sentences after 3 soldiers attacked by haredi extremists in Meah Shearim.

'End attacks on IDF soldiers'

25-year-old seriously injured in Meah Sharim crane accident

Newly engaged man seriously injured after piece of metal falls off of crane in Jerusalem's Meah Sharim neighborhood.

25-year-old seriously injured in Meah Sharim crane accident

'New Testament' - in Yiddish?

Christian book translated into Yiddish found distributed along street in Jerusalem's 'Mea Shearim' haredi neighborhood.

'New Testament' - in Yiddish?

'Victory Round' in Mea She'arim

Jerusalem activists plan protest march with Israeli flags on streets of Mea Shearim for Independence Day, protesting riots by some haredim.

'Victory Round' in Mea She'arim

Jerusalem: 'Non-kosher' store vandalized

Vandals damage computer store which broke the rules of its haredi neighborhood.

Jerusalem: 'Non-kosher' store vandalized

Watch: Police officer indicted for brutality against haredi man

Policewoman hit haredi man three times in the head, grabbed his head and knocked him to the ground.

Watch: Police officer indicted for brutality against haredi man

Haredi youth arrested for opposing IDF draft

Dozens of haredim arrive to protest arrest of anti-draft activist.

Haredi youth arrested for opposing IDF draft

'A violent, extremist, and anti-Zionist group'

Liberman on Mea She'arim riots: While our best sons risk their lives defending homeland, extremist group tries to thwart haredi recruitment.

'A violent, extremist, and anti-Zionist group'

Deputy mayor attacked in Mea Shearim

Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem attacked for the second time by haredi extremists while visiting his rabbi.

Deputy mayor attacked in Mea Shearim

Rivlin pardons tax-evading father of sixteen

Yoelish Kraus, father of 16, convicted of tax offenses, sentenced to five months, entered prison month-and-a-half ago.

Rivlin pardons tax-evading father of sixteen

Extremists throw eggs at police officers

Five haredim caught harassing police officers disguised as soldiers in Mea Shearim. Officers who came to arrest them attacked.

Extremists throw eggs at police officers

Soldiers attacked after getting off bus

Bus forced to stop on the road in Mea Shearim due to technical malfunction. Three soldiers on the bus attacked after stepping off it.

Soldiers attacked after getting off bus

'Every soldier should walk proudly through Mea Shearim'

Protest march in Mea Shearim planned against attacks on haredi IDF soldiers.

'Every soldier should walk proudly through Mea Shearim'

'A Toldot Aharon hasid saved my son'

Father of IDF soldier attacked by haredim credits Toldot Aharon hasid for helping his son escape.

'A Toldot Aharon hasid saved my son'

'An IDF soldier wanted to buy a Torah book'

Yair Lapid protests on Facebook: An IDF soldier, son of a former MK, was attacked for attempting to buy a Torah book in Israel.

'An IDF soldier wanted to buy a Torah book'

Anti-Zionist radicals riot in Jerusalem, clash with police

Watch: Detectives collecting evidence against radicals suspected of attacking haredi soldiers come under barrage of stones.

Anti-Zionist radicals riot in Jerusalem, clash with police

Meretz MK blasts police brutality against haredi demonstrators

MK Zandberg calls for Knesset to rein in police violence following reports of police assaults on haredi demonstrators in Meah Shearim.

Meretz MK blasts police brutality against haredi demonstrators

Extremism: False mourning notice for haredi man who enlisted

Haredi extremists declare that 'evil people' killed a yeshiva student who enlisted in the IDF - and is alive and well.

Extremism: False mourning notice for haredi man who enlisted

Watch: Anti-Zionist extremists attack undercover cop

Eight arrested for attacking cop disguised as haredi soldier in Meah Sharim neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Watch: Anti-Zionist extremists attack undercover cop

Police called to rescue soldier from Meah Sharim

IDF soldier who went shopping for books in haredi neighborhood of Jerusalem surrounded by anti-Zionist extremists.

Police called to rescue soldier from Meah Sharim

Police to investigate incitement against haredi soldiers

After radicals hang haredi soldiers in effigy, AG approves first-ever investigation into incitement against religious soldiers.

Police to investigate incitement against haredi soldiers