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JNF holds 1st of its kind seminar for US haredi educators

KKL-JNF hosts over 50 educators for education seminars focusing on exploring Israel, Judaism and Zionism and environmental issues.

JNF holds 1st of its kind seminar for US haredi educators

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Work on railways continues during Shabbat

Footage showing construction workers operating on railroad tracks in the middle of Shabbat causes uproar.

Work on railways continues during Shabbat

UTJ MK:

'We are the only ones looking out for the haredi public'

MK Yitzhak Pindrus tells INN that the ongoing attacks against the haredim are nothing but fake news.

'We are the only ones looking out for the haredi public'

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MK Yaakov Asher explains why there is no haredi ‘hasbara’

MK Yaakov Asher reveals the instruction he received from Rabbi Steinman not to establish a haredi hasbara program.

MK Yaakov Asher explains why there is no haredi ‘hasbara’

Woman crushed by garbage dumpster 2 weeks ago wakes up

Sha'arei Tzedek Medical Center says mother of 11 has regained consciousness, but is still in serious condition.

Woman crushed by garbage dumpster 2 weeks ago wakes up

2nd suspect who sent dumpster barreling into woman arrested

2 arrested for setting fire to dumpster which careened into mother of 11, crushing her.

2nd suspect who sent dumpster barreling into woman arrested

Gantz to haredim:

'These coercive & racist policies will harm you the most'

Defense Minister says new government's discriminatory policies could lead to discrimination against haredim.

'These coercive & racist policies will harm you the most'

Police arrest suspect who sent dumpster barreling into woman

Police arrested a haredi minor on the suspicion he pushed a dumpster into a 40-year-old mother of 11, seriously injuring her, at a riot.

Police arrest suspect who sent dumpster barreling into woman

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Video of pushed garbage bin which injured woman

A mother of 11 was seriously injured during a riot by haredi activists last week. She remains in serious condition.

Video of pushed garbage bin which injured woman

80% of haredim use the internet, almost all view it negatively

Most internet use is work-related or to access services. Highly restrictive filters are widely used.

80% of haredim use the internet, almost all view it negatively

Likud, UTJ agree: No electricity generated on Shabbat

Coalition agreement includes affirmative action for haredim in govt, more separate beaches for men and women.

Likud, UTJ agree: No electricity generated on Shabbat

New survey:

Haredim do more volunteer work than any other sector

Volunteering leads to higher rates of life satisfaction, survey found.

Haredim do more volunteer work than any other sector

Haredi businessman:

No choice but to create haredi communities in mixed cities

'I call on people to buy apartments in the periphery and to live in them,' haredi businessman says.

No choice but to create haredi communities in mixed cities

Watch: Haredim dance with soldiers in Hebron

Following conclusion of Shabbat in Hebron, a group of haredi yeshiva students gather to dance, lift two IDF soldiers onto their shoulders.

Watch: Haredim dance with soldiers in Hebron

First-ever haredi hesder yeshiva enters 2nd year of operation

Netzach David, Israel's first-ever haredi hesder yeshiva, enters second year of operation, integrating Torah learning with combat service.

First-ever haredi hesder yeshiva enters 2nd year of operation

99-year-old haredi leader votes in Israel's elections

Accompanied by students and MK Asher, Rabbi Gershon Edelstein braves Bnei Brak rain to vote in Israel's elections.

99-year-old haredi leader votes in Israel's elections

Will the haredim 'betray' Netanyahu?

i24NEWS talks to residents of Bnei Brak and witnesses the divides within the relatively homogenous population.

Will the haredim 'betray' Netanyahu?

Netanyahu:

'If the haredim go out to vote, Matan Kahana will go home'

Opposition leader meets journalists in Jerusalem, warns against complacency on among haredim.

'If the haredim go out to vote, Matan Kahana will go home'

Haredi candidate: Haredim tend not to answer phone surveys

'If our work on the ground brings results, we'll win nine Knesset seats,' United Torah Judaism's Yitzhak Goldknopf promises.

Haredi candidate: Haredim tend not to answer phone surveys

Labor leader: Haredi party head is destroying haredim's future

Yitzhak Goldknopf, head of haredi UTJ party, says studying math hasn't advanced Israel's economy.

Labor leader: Haredi party head is destroying haredim's future

Police Brutality

Elderly couple knocked to the ground by anti-riot water cannon

In footage posted to Twitter the water cannon can be seen spraying the elderly woman in the head, causing her and her husband to fall

Elderly couple knocked to the ground by anti-riot water cannon

Dozens of haredim block road in protest of arrest of deserter

Jaffa street blocked in protest against arrest of soldier who attempted to leave the country ahead of Rosh Hashanah.

Dozens of haredim block road in protest of arrest of deserter

Haredi education crisis:

'Schools only receive half of what they're legally entitled to'

"Netanyahu only promised what the law already stipulates," says haredi MK.

'Schools only receive half of what they're legally entitled to'

Lithuanian-haredi leadership embraces working haredim

During Council of Torah Sages meeting, Lithuanian-haredi leadership expresses support for working haredim.

Lithuanian-haredi leadership embraces working haredim

Liberman to haredim:

'Deri, Bibi and Gafni want you to live in poverty'

Yisrael Beytenu chairman: I will not sit with Deri and Gafni, not because they are haredim, but because they are harming Israel.

'Deri, Bibi and Gafni want you to live in poverty'

Bennett slams UTJ: Businessmen condemn children to ignorance

Alternate PM says clause in agreement to keep UTJ together banning secular studies in haredi schools will condemn a generation to poverty.

Bennett slams UTJ: Businessmen condemn children to ignorance

Suspect arrested for assault of Chabad man in Tel Aviv

26-year-old man arrested for assault on haredi man in Tel Aviv last Friday.

Suspect arrested for assault of Chabad man in Tel Aviv

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Haredi man attacked in Tel Aviv

Member of Chabad movement shoved to the ground as man shouts 'haredim!' in Tel Aviv.

Haredi man attacked in Tel Aviv

Netanyahu to haredim: Our strength is in our unity

In a rare op-ed, the former Prime Minister beseeches the haredim to stay united.

Netanyahu to haredim: Our strength is in our unity

Intense floods in London haredi neighborhood

But most of the residents are on vacation in Austria and Switzerland. Watch

Intense floods in London haredi neighborhood

MK Tur-Paz to Arutz Sheva

"The next Yesh Atid Government will have room for the haredim"

MK Moshe Tur-Paz spoke about the budding relationship between his party and members of the haredi sector

"The next Yesh Atid Government will have room for the haredim"

Haredi families set up new outpost in Gush Etzion: Derech Emunah

Homes, synagogue, and yeshiva erected in first so-called 'illegal outpost' by members of the haredi community.

Haredi families set up new outpost in Gush Etzion: Derech Emunah

Supreme Court: No autopsy for strangled four-year-old

Supreme Court accepts family's appeal, allows four-year-old's body to be buried without undergoing autopsy.

Supreme Court: No autopsy for strangled four-year-old

Top rabbi:

'Students left without a yeshiva are in danger of their lives'

Rabbi Gershon Edelstein calls on yeshiva deans to act to help dozens of young teens who do not have a yeshiva to go to when school starts.

'Students left without a yeshiva are in danger of their lives'

Jordan refuses entry to 150 religious Jews

The group wanted to pray at the grave of the Biblical High Priest Aaron on the anniversary of his death.

Jordan refuses entry to 150 religious Jews

Ben Gurion Airport,:

Haredi who was refused employment called for job interview

Moshe Goldberg, whose employment application was rejected after he said that he would not work on the Sabbath, is called for an interview.

Haredi who was refused employment called for job interview

Appeal filed after man told to violate Shabbat at airport

Appeal made to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after Airports Authority tells prospective worker he must work on Shabbat.

Appeal filed after man told to violate Shabbat at airport

Internal poll shows most haredim want UTJ party to remain united

Over half of haredim believe that if United Torah Judaism splits into its two factions, there will be 'political damage.'

Internal poll shows most haredim want UTJ party to remain united

Police 'not optimistic' in search for vanished Haredi teen

No progress has been made in search for 16-year-old Moshe Kleinerman since he vanished from Meron nearly three months ago.

Police 'not optimistic' in search for vanished Haredi teen

MK Yisrael Katz:

'Liberman harming the haredim like the greatest antisemites'

Former Finance Minister blasts Minister Avigdor Liberman over his threats to cut haredi budgets.

'Liberman harming the haredim like the greatest antisemites'

Hundreds of extremists destroy safety infrastructure at Meron

Police rescue women and children from Rashbi Tomb after extremists break into site, destroy partitions and fences and endanger lives.

Hundreds of extremists destroy safety infrastructure at Meron

Arab party chief: 'Many Jews asked me to stay in the coalition'

MK Mansour Abbas, head of UAL party, calls to bring haredi parties into the coalition.

Arab party chief: 'Many Jews asked me to stay in the coalition'

Terror wave:

Hasidim instructed to carry weapons on Shabbat

Following terror attack in Elad, Karlin hasidim receive instruction to bring weapons to synagogue.

Hasidim instructed to carry weapons on Shabbat

Watch: Aryeh Deri attacked by haredi extremists

Police prevent Shas chairman from being harmed after being accosted outside Jerusalem synagogue.

Watch: Aryeh Deri attacked by haredi extremists

Why do some haredim choose not to stand for the siren?

A member of Bnei Brak's religious community says the media always focuses in on a marginal minority, trying to sow seeds of hatred.

Why do some haredim choose not to stand for the siren?

Live: Memorial Day ceremony for haredi community

Haredi community remembers Israel's fallen in ceremony with 1,200 in attendance at Heichal Shlomo.

Live: Memorial Day ceremony for haredi community

Poll:

Majority of haredi public wants elections

57% of haredim are interested in new elections, 20% favor a new government with Gantz, 42% support Netanyahu at all costs.

Majority of haredi public wants elections

Israelis come from across country to funeral of Amir Khoury

Haredi, religious Jews pay respects to Christian Arab policeman who gave his life to stop Bnei Brak terrorist attack

Israelis come from across country to funeral of Amir Khoury

Jerusalem: New lobby to fight budgets for religious public

'Does it bother you when a secular preschool closes and a haredi preschool opens?' Ad run by Jerusalem municipal reps. advertises new lobby.

Jerusalem: New lobby to fight budgets for religious public

Govt approves new haredi city over haredi objections

Kasif to be built in the Negev, but won't be ready for years. Haredi MKs protest: "We need a solution now, not in 10 years' time."

Govt approves new haredi city over haredi objections

Government to approve founding of new city and town in the Negev

Haredi city proposed in 2010 and scrapped in 2020 may receive approval next week, report says.

Government to approve founding of new city and town in the Negev

Local leaders don't want haredim? Interior Min.: 'I'll check'

Mayors of mixed cities claim haredim cost three times more than others. Interior Min. Shaked promises to investigate claims.

Local leaders don't want haredim? Interior Min.: 'I'll check'

Haredi children sing in protest of Israel Police

Organization working to prevent police violence against haredim releases video clip of haredi children singing protest of police violence.

Haredi children sing in protest of Israel Police

Likud MK: Draft haredim only if you preserve their lifestyle

'State must not try to turn haredi soldiers into what they do not wish to be,' MK Shlomo Karhi says.

Likud MK: Draft haredim only if you preserve their lifestyle

Liberman:

'Yisrael Katz doesn't know what he's talking about'

Finance Minister responds to criticism of economic plan meant to lower cost of living.

'Yisrael Katz doesn't know what he's talking about'

New Hope MK:

'The haredim are still invited to join the government'

MK Sharren Haskel says haredi parties are not joining the government because they are choosing not to.

'The haredim are still invited to join the government'

Dramatic rise in number of haredi children getting vaccinated

New Health Ministry data shows 44% rise in vaccinations among haredi children.

Dramatic rise in number of haredi children getting vaccinated

Yisrael Beytenu MK: 'Haredim act with racism, ignorance'

MK Malinovsky claims haredim 'act with racism.' MK Asher: 'She speaks about rabbis with near anti-Semitism.'

Yisrael Beytenu MK: 'Haredim act with racism, ignorance'

Haredi MK: Haredim can't be bought with money

'If elections were held today, Yamina would not pass electoral threshold,' MK Gafni says.

Haredi MK: Haredim can't be bought with money

Leading rabbi: 'The decrees are aimed at preventing Torah study'

Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, leading haredi rabbi, slams Israeli government for new laws aimed at haredi public. 'What good is in these?'

Leading rabbi: 'The decrees are aimed at preventing Torah study'