Ultra-Orthodox rioters clash with police as some schools flout virus lockdown
Violence seen in 3 cities as officers attempt to shut down educational institutions open in violation of pandemic restrictions
View ArticleCop shoots in air after ultra-Orthodox rioters surround and shove police
Violence seen in 3 cities as officers attempt to shut down educational institutions open in violation of pandemic restrictions; Haredi minister says officers going 'wild'
View ArticleMass gatherings in Jerusalem as thousands get together for banned Purim parties
Revelers stream into capital as virus transmission rate ticks upward; police enter ultra-Orthodox neighborhood to remove hanged effigy of officer
View ArticleMan killed after being crushed by minibus during Jerusalem COVID protest
Driver plows into crowd demonstrating against virus restrictions, attempts to flee but is arrested; says he was trying to escape stones thrown at his vehicle
View ArticleDriver who fatally rammed man: ‘They were trying to kill me because I’m Arab’
Ibrahim Hamed briefly hospitalized after mob attacks him in Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox neighborhood; court extends his remand; Itamar Ben Abu killed when minibus plowed into him
View ArticleFather of man hit, killed by minibus during protest says he doesn’t blame driver
Itamar Ben Abu's father blames mob who allegedly attacked Arab for his son's death; driver Ibrahim Hamed released from custody, says he's 'heartbroken' over accident
View ArticleTurkish news crew attacked with feces in Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox area
Police rescue reporters as windows of their car smashed and excrement thrown inside
View Article14 arrested over attack on driver who then fatally rammed man at Jerusalem riot
Police say 5 of those detained are minors and investigation is ongoing into alleged assault on Arab driver Ibrahim Hamed that led to him plowing minibus into Itamar Ben Abu
View Article3 charged for attacking driver who then fatally rammed man during Jerusalem riot
Teens allegedly hurled stones at minibus after identifying driver as an Arab; suspects avoid manslaughter charge even though their actions caused victim to plow into bystander
View ArticleManslaughter charge for teen in attack on Arab driver who then fatally hit man
Indictment alleges suspect was part of a group who assaulted Arab drivers in ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood on Purim
View ArticleUltra-Orthodox mob locks cops in building; then suspect flees dressed as woman
3 officers hurt in Mea Shearim as arrest raid -- targeting suspects in series of Jerusalem protests -- turns violent
View ArticleJerusalem police clash with ultra-Orthodox locals defending hazardous sukkah
Cops leave after meeting resistance and securing agreement for community members to take down holiday hut sitting atop scaffolding
View ArticleAmid scuffles with police, hazardous sukkah taken down in Jerusalem
Cops assist municipal authorities in taking apart structure balanced high atop scaffolding in ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood
View ArticleFather arrested after 5-year-old found walking alone in Jerusalem cold
Boy turned over to grandmother after spotted by social worker in Mea Shearim; group, including father, scuffles with police to keep child from being taken
View ArticleOn the cholent-and-kugel trail with tours of the Haredi ’tisch’
Jerusalem tour guides offer glimpses of the ultra-Orthodox world, with tables full of traditional Sabbath fare
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