 J'lem mayoral candidate forced out of neighborhoodHaredi candidate for mayor of Jerusalem says he 'fears for his life', was forced to abandon apartment following harassment by Neturei Karta. Likud MK to haredi lawmakers: Recognize non-Orthodox movementsCoalition MK calls on haredi leaders to recognize other 'streams' of Judaism. 'This is their state too.' Watch: Violence in elite haredi Yeshiva continuesPolice make arrests in Ponovezh Yeshiva's study hall after internal violence spirals out of control. 'Yeshiva stabber' to be charged with attempted murderStudent in Kiryat Sefer yeshiva who stabbed fellow student to be charged with attempted murder, police announce. Kashrut supervisor caught smuggling 28 liters of date rape drugPolice foil massive shipment of date rape drug concealed in water jugs. Police: 'This was a huge quantity of high dangerous material.' Watch: Mass brawl rips through Ponovezh YeshivaTables and bookholders fly, as rival factions in flagship Lithuanian Yeshiva fight violent turf war over main study hall. Haredi stabber sent for psychiatric evaluationCourt orders psychiatric evaluation for the haredi yeshiva student who stabbed study partner during Torah discussion. 1 seriously wounded in stabbing in Kiryat Sefer yeshiva17-year-old stabbed during apparent brawl in yeshiva in Modiin Illit's Kiryat Sefer neighborhood in southwestern Samaria. Netanyahu refuses coalition with haredi break-off factionAs Draft Law dispute threatens to topple government, prime minister rejects coalition with Degel Hatorah. Inter-haredi rivalry in Bet Shemesh shows signs of reaching endSigns of agreement in marathon talks between Lithuanian and Sephardic haredi parties over who controls Bet Shemesh. Radical haredi faction to sue police over foul smelling sprayYerushalmi Faction says new police policy of individual targeting radicals with foul smelling 'skunk' spray violates the law. Yerushalmi Faction launching fresh wave of riotsExtremist group says it will renew demonstrations on Monday to protest the arrest of an AWOL haredi yeshiva student. Diaspora Jews buying Shabbat-violating businesses?Jerusalem's Chief Rabbi says Jews from overseas buying Shabbat-violating bussiness in order to force shutdown on Jewish day of rest. Peleg Yerushalmi claims they don't oppose Israel, ZionismRadical Haredi sect takes moderate approach in missive to Education Ministry, claims mainstream haredim more extreme.Haredi man arrested for defacing Rachel Azaria's campaign signsThe female candidate for mayor of Jerusalem has had campaign billboards repeatedly vandalized. Bnei Brak escalating feud with Givat Shmuel?Haredi city's computerized system refuses tickets to petting zoo for non-city members. Move comes after Givat Shmuel restricted park access. Jerusalem to get a haredi mayor?Haredi decision making body clears Yossi Deitch to run for mayor of Jerusalem. Observers say crowded race makes him the clear favorite. LGBT activists declare war on Deputy Health Minister Litzman'If you continue to oppress us, we will come at you in Bnei Brak. We're sick of being quiet and humiliated.'Anti-draft demonstrators plan mass protests in J'lem, Bnei BrakYerushalmi Faction takes to the streets over expected passage of Draft Law. Rally expected to paralyze Bnei Brak, Jerusalem. Watch: Teen flees haredi extremists in Beit Shemesh'I fled because they wanted to kill me,' says teenage girl filmed fleeing mob in Beit Shemesh. 'This is a small group of haredi radicals.'Haredi lawmaker issues ultimatum on draft lawDep Minister Yaakov Litzman gives coalition 1 week to come up with fix for controversial draft law, vows to quit gov't if no solution found. Communist Joint List MK blasts anti-haredi 'racism'Central Israeli town's decision to bar non-residents from park is 'racist' attempt to keep haredim out, claims communist lawmaker. Gov't ad agency to stop censoring pictures of womenIsrael's Government Advertising Agency ends the practice of censoring advertisements of women after Reform movement complains. Poll: Israelis back end to deferments for yeshiva studentsFollowing passage of controversial haredi draft law, poll shows most Israeli Jews back drafting nearly all yeshiva students into IDF. 'I don't want Arabs flying our F-16s'Yesh Atid lawmaker defends plan to draft haredim - while leaving most of Arab population exempt from IDF service. Sephardic rabbis furious: 'They forged our signatures. Liars.'Senior Sephardic rabbis enraged after anonymous notices bashing Draft Law has their signature affixed on it. Pilot leaves cockpit urging women to change seats for haredi menAustrian Airlines pilot leaves cockpit to press female passengers to move seats at behest of haredi men refusing to sit near women. EL AL: Don't want to sit next to women? Don't flyIsrael's national airline responds to criticism after report that 4 haredi men refused to sit next to women on New York to Israel flight. Chief Rabbi: 'Edah's ban on Ethiopian employees is pure racism'Sephardic Chief Rabbi blasts decision by prominent haredi court to ban Ethiopian Jews from wine production. Bennett: Mass draft of haredim by force could backfireEducation Minister takes swipe at latest draft law aimed at yeshiva students, says haredi enlistment numbers rising even without new law. Haredi draft law to be voted on next weekPM announces plans to vote on contentious draft law, says details of bill will be worked out only after preliminary vote. 'Back haredi draft law - or we'll dismantle the government'Coalition chairman demands haredi lawmakers get behind proposed draft law, threatening new elections if haredi MKs don't support proposal. Labor vows to vote down haredi draft lawAvi Gabbay says his party will oppose any law which does not 'share the burden' of military service equally. Yeshiva student in serious condition after Catskills crashCar flips over in Catskills, injuring students from Satmar yeshiva. One student in serious condition. Haredi youths arrested for stone-throwing attacks on ArabsYouths suspected of multiple stone-throwing attacks on Arab cars, buses in Jerusalem in recent weeks. Nobel Prize winner: Haredi education - worse than in IranAccording to Professor Dan Shechtman, subpar haredi education system threatens Israel's future. 'If he comes home at 4 in the morning, leave him two cookies'Haredi rabbi details his community's new approach to dealing with children and teens who are no longer religious. 'There is no future for Orthodox Jews in the UK'Hasidic leader in London says government demands that Jewish schools teach about gay marriage will force Orthodox Jews to leave Britain. 'No right for haredi-dominated town to exist in Negev'Yesh Atid politician serving as mayor of southern Israel city stokes fears of Hasidic immigration into community. Police investigate haredi group over anti-IDF street performanceEdah Haharedit reportedly organized street performance in which children were encouraged to hurl fruit at actor dressed as IDF soldier. Hassidic leader: The state has no right to call itself 'Israel'Vizhnitz Grand Rabbi says Israel not a Jewish state after Giro d'Italia bike race caused widespread mass public Shabbat desecration. Haredi businessmen are threatening yeshiva deans, says rabbiSephardic-haredi rabbi says prominent religious businessmen demanding yeshiva deans not criticize IDF service in talks with their students. Yated Ne'eman: 'Haredim have nothing to celebrate'Major haredi daily comes out in opposition to Yom Ha'atzmaut, says original leaders of Israel denied God and did not support Torah learning. Haredi rivalry in Beit Shemesh?Sephardic Shas party anxiously awaits decision by UTJ counterparts whether to run own candidate for Beit Shemesh mayoral elections. Police rescue IDF soldier from haredi anti-draft extremistsPolice rush to extricate haredi IDF soldier from the extremist mob in Jerusalem's Meah Shearim neighborhood. 28 arrested as haredi demonstrators block roads in Bnei BrakYerushalmi Faction protesters take to the streets to condemn arrest of haredi draft dodger. Highway 4 blocked as part of protests. Yerushalmi Faction to shut down Bnei Brak roads MondayExtremist anti-draft haredi group plans follow-up demonstration in Bnei Brak, after group shut down traffic in Jerusalem last week. Yisrael Beytenu threatens to bolt coalition over Draft Law'If haredi-backed draft law passes, we'll leave the government,' warns Defense Minister's Yisrael Beytenu faction. PM meets with UTJ head in last-ditch effort to avoid electionsFollowing week abroad, Netanyahu meets with haredi lawmaker in effort to resolve coalition crisis, prevent government collapse. Haredi leaders reject compromise on Draft LawCoalition crisis deepens as UTJ leaders reject compromise offered to end crisis over draft law. 'We will never surrender to haredi extortion'Liberman rejects proposed Draft Law compromise aimed at ending coalition crisis, averting snap elections.Haredi anti-draft radicals shut down Jerusalem streetsAnti-draft protesters launch first demonstration following death of Yerushalmi Faction leader. Haredi parties split over coalition crisis?Shas MK Yaakov Margi slams UTJ for sparking coalition crisis over draft law. 'Beis Yaakov' graduate becomes Israel's first-ever haredi JudgeChavi Toker, a mother of four, becomes Israel's first-ever haredi female justice. Soldier attacked in Jerusalem synagogue - flees in ambulanceHaredi extremists attack religious soldier during prayers in Beit Yisrael synagogue. Soldier evacuated via ambulance. Canadian rabbi leads haredi-Arab dialogue in northern IsraelFounder of Dirshu global Jewish education initiative meets with members of Afifi group in Galilee. Forging haredi-secular unity in the GalileeDespite political tensions over issues of religion and state, haredi NGO highlights bond between religious, secular in Galilee town. |
