Haredim

Why Israel’s new leaders immediately nixed tax on plastic plates

How Liberman's taxes on sugary soft drinks and disposable plates became a major political issue for the new government.

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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.

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.

Haredim

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.

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.

2nd suspect who sent dumpster barreling into woman arrested

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

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.

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.

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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.

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.

Likud, UTJ agree: No electricity generated on Shabbat

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

New survey:

Haredim do more volunteer work than any other sector

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

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.

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.

Bennett denies billions given to UAL

Former PRime Minister Naftali Bennett claims that at no time was the UAL party given billions of shekel for Israel's Arab population.

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.

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.

Will the haredim 'betray' Netanyahu?

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

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.

Has the concept of a Jewish party been forgotten?

I will continue to vote, but I will not donate as much as I used to. Op-ed.

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.

The Great Haredi Political Shift

So long as the country was humming along, Orthodox Jews had the luxury to vote based on narrow interests.No more. Op-ed.

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.

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

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.

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.

Lithuanian-haredi leadership embraces working haredim

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

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.

Why no haredi women in religious parties?

A group of religious women has joined Lapid's Yesh Atid, but when will Shas and UTJ have their own female representatives?

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.

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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.

Netanyahu to haredim: Our strength is in our unity

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

Intense floods in London haredi neighborhood

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Did Belz join the state haredi education system?

Yesh Atid MK denies claims by haredi party that Belz hasidim joined the state haredi educational system. 'Fake news.'

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.

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.

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.

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.'

What makes Avigdor Liberman run?

it is not love of the Jewish State or of its diverse people, nor of its priceless heritage. Quite the contrary. Op-ed.

Rallies urge US haredi women to disconnect from social media

Orthodox women built businesses and friendships online. They’re being told to sign off.

Education Ministry to fund secular studies in haredi schools

Funding will not impact curriculum or style of learning, haredi MK Yisrael Eichler promises.

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New vistas for haredi women in music and arts

Without changing an iota in devotion to mitzvot and family life, haredi women are finding ways to express their talents.Meet Bereshit.

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.

"God hugged you"

Rabbi Uri Zohar laid to rest

Thousands gather in Jerusalem to pay their last respects to legendary Israeli performer who joined haredi community following film career.

Rabbi Uri Zohar z"l has passed away

Legendary performer who became observant later in life has passed away at the age of 86.

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.

Israeli gov't offering 10m to train, place, haredim in hi-tech

Program will see Labor Branch, Israel Innovation Authority, provide 10m to entities creating innovative hi-tech programs for haredi sector.

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.

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.

New UK law targets unregistered haredi schools

British government gives new powers to agencies to shut down unregistered schools and to criminally prosecute if they stay open.

Terror wave:

Hasidim instructed to carry weapons on Shabbat

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

Watch: Aryeh Deri attacked by haredi extremists

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

One out of seven Jews worldwide are haredi

How many haredim leave the community? Study finds 80% of Jewish population growth is from haredi sector. 1/4 of Jews will be haredi by 2040.

Memorial evening for haredi community honors fallen soldiers

Over 1,000 participate in memorial event for fallen soldiers, tailored to the haredi community.