Police under fire for mass haredi gathering at rabbi's funeral
Police official pushes back on criticism: 'Use your head. No one wants to see violent clashes.' Gantz blasts 'unequal' lockdown enforcement.
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25% of haredim won't back haredi parties in upcoming election
Half of haredi voters say they plan to vote for UTJ, with one quarter voting for Shas. Another 25% say they're still undecided.
Liberman: 'Instead of crushing haredi intifada, PM is extending lockdown'
Avidgor Liberman slams Netanyahu's plans to extend lockdown, calls violence against police a 'haredi intifada'.
Rabbi David Yosef of Har Nof says people need to fear the pandemic, not police.
Rabbi David Yosef, leader of the Har Nof community, says that Haredi residents need to be afraid of COVID-19 more than the police
'You spread disease': Haredi passengers harassed on flight from New Jersey to Israel
Couple forced off of United Airlines flight after they repeatedly harassed haredi passengers in the terminal and onboard the plane.
'The police sent Yosef to death's doorstep'
Family of elderly haredi man excoriate police for mistakenly arresting him - then abandoning on the street.
Alarming rise in morbidity in haredi sector
Health Ministry Director of Public Health warns of threefold increase in rate of positive coronavirus tests in haredi community.
Jewish day schools and yeshivas remain open as NYC public schools close
Jewish day schools, yeshivas, and other private educational institutions in New York City remain open amid public school closures.
Haredim are facing 'outbreak of hatred', says President Rivlin
Israeli president warns of anti-haredi incitement during coronavirus pandemic.
Study: Israel's Haredi population to rise to 6.5 million by 2065
One out of every three Israelis will be haredi 45 years from now, study finds, as haredi population surges from 1.1 million to 6.5 million.
Plan to reopen haredi schools frozen
Senior haredi rabbis freeze plan to reopen schools Monday, push for agreement with government to reopen education system.
'Haredi community now seeks to reach herd immunity'
Public relations rep. from haredi community says haredim saw that COVID restrictions didn't help, and thus gave up on them.
NYC warns of coronavirus spread in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods
New York City's health department expresses 'significant concern' over concentration of new coronavirus cases in Jewish neighborhoods.
PM to back curfews, school closures in place of lockdown
Following backlash from haredi leaders, Netanyahu cancels plans to impose full lockdown on dozens of towns.
'The haredi public won't forget this'
'We won't forget who signed the order, over and over again, to turn us into the enemies of the people.' Haredi mayors blast PM over lockdown
MK Zohar: Hatred for haredim blinded people over Uman issue
Coalition chairman says ban on Uman pilgrimage is backfiring, claims anti-haredi bias is behind push to ban visitors.
Coronavirus delays a wedding - but not the celebrations
A haredi bride tested positive for coronavirus, forcing her wedding to be delayed. Here's what happened next.
He Helped Charedi Families Find Jobs. Now, His Family Has Nothing
During his life, Rav Dovid Oberlander worked in high-tech, and helped other Orthodox men to find suitable tech work environments.
The tragedy of the haredi coronavirus crisis-a sympathetic analysis
The question is not what mistakes the haredi community made, but why they happened, and finger pointing is of no use.
Criers in haredi neighborhoods: 'Watch out for coronavirus!'
Criers on loudspeakers take to streets in haredi sector to clarify importance of Health Ministry guidelines to deal with pandemic.
Hundreds of radical anti-draft haredi demonstrators block roads in Jerusalem
Demonstrators from Yerushalmi Faction protest arrest of Ethiopian-Israeli yeshiva student. Dozens of protesters arrested blocking roads.
Haredi women are bucking stereotypes in the start-up nation
After having six children, Avital Beck launched her own start-up, bucking stereotypes about haredi women in Israel.
'Haredi-pig' sign on Israeli bus draws criticism
'Clearly racist message.' NGO protests anti-littering sign on bus operating in haredi city features picture of pig-like haredi man.
Helping sexual abuse victims - and saving marriages
Haredi sector: Heavy price to pay for silence on sexual abuse and addictions in shidduchim.
Tragedy in Modiin Illit: Baby dies after being forgotten in car
Baby boy forgotten in car in haredi city in central Israel dies after being rescued from vehicle.
NYC closes 10th Jewish school for violating vaccine order
City officials order closure of Satmar school in Williamsburg - the 10th Jewish school closed in connection with measles epidemic.
Here’s what we know about Orthodox vaccination rates in NY
NY officials say measles outbreak concentrated in Orthodox Jewish areas, blaming low immunization rates. But are other factors to blame?
Deputy ministers? 'No need to have people with titles'
UTJ faction demands party back down from demands for positions for each MK, focus on problems facing haredi community.
Netanyahu to haredi lawmakers: You've got to compromise
PM expresses concern over stalled coalition talks, calls on haredi MKs to soften their demands.
Haredi MKs demand rabbis be consulted for public work on Sabbath
UTJ reportedly demanding committee including haredi rabbis be consulted to determine what public works must be carried out on Sabbath.
MKs: Give priority to cities in the periphery
Haredi MKs suggest encouraging young families to move to the periphery, building new haredi cities.
Measles cases in Detroit linked to haredi traveler rise to 39
Number of measles cases in Detroit area linked to a haredi traveler more than doubles over past three weeks to 39.
Dozens arrested as haredi protesters shut down Jerusalem roads
Hundreds of anti-draft protesters block roads in the capital, following arrest of haredi draft dodger.
1 out of 5 haredi voters won't back haredi parties
Poll shows 20% of haredi voters plan to back non-haredi parties. Which non-haredi parties will benefit most from the haredi vote?
The New Right reaches out to the haredi community
A Bnei Brak parlor meeting provides a window into Bennett and Shaked's efforts to target moderate haredim.
From Palestinian Arab to haredi yeshiva student
After Ibrahim became Avraham and adopted a religious Jewish lifestyle, he was expelled from Israel, living homeless for months.
Judge throws out lawsuit against haredi schools in New York
Young Advocates for Fair Education (YAFFED) suffers defeat as Federal court throws out the lawsuit against yeshiva curriculum.
Haredi entrepreneurs forging their own start-up culture
Haredi start-ups, tech sector, growing across Israel, with plans for expansion to New York, London.
Report: Eli Yishai sought to run with Shas
Former Shas leader and Deri rival asked Shas spiritual leader if his slate could run with Shas to reverse electoral implosion.
Shas lawmakers oppose plan to merge with UTJ
Shas MKs say initiative to run together with their Ashkenazic counterparts would destroy Shas' unique identity, pledge to oppose the move.
