Two suspects detained over effigies dressed as IDF soldiers
Against backdrop of Knesset dispute over military exemption for ultra-Orthodox students, police question the pair on suspicion of incitement against military conscription
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Extremists in Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem torch soldier's likeness in street protest; Lapid accuses government of 'standing silent'
View ArticlePolice rescue soldier whose car was stoned in ultra-Orthodox neighborhood
Jerusalem cops hunting for perpetrators after dozens of Mea Shearim residents pelt driver in army uniform with rocks, garbage
View ArticleUltra-Orthodox youth detained over attack on soldier in Jerusalem
Police make second arrest after serviceman's car pelted with stones last week
View ArticleTwo children, parents seriously hurt in Jerusalem fire; suspect arrested
Neighbor reportedly says blaze near ultra-Orthodox neighborhood close to city center started by Molotov cocktail
View ArticleChicken-swinging ritual endures despite animal welfare concerns
Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox neighborhood packed with faithful, waving birds over their heads, in symbolic transfer of sins before Yom Kippur
View ArticlePolice prevent underage ultra-Orthodox wedding in Jerusalem; bride-to-be is 13
Authorities say girl had been reported missing by her father 2 months ago, may have been hidden by her mother; 6 detained in raid, including 4 minors
View ArticleUltra-Orthodox block Jerusalem roads in protest of autopsy for suffocated baby
Court calls off postmortem for 8-month-old boy who died at daycare, apparently while choking on food, releases body for burial
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Clashes in capital’s Mea Shearim over lockdown; many Haredi schools said to open
Police say residents of Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox neighborhood threw rocks, bags of trash at officers; educational institutions around country reported to breach virus rules
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Growing number of Haredi schools said to reopen, flouting lockdown
Top rabbi Chaim Kanievsky reportedly approves move amid soaring virus case numbers and deaths; more institutions said likely to join in coming days
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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
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Cop 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'
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Mass 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
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Man 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
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Driver 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
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Father 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
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Turkish news crew attacked with feces in Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox area
Police rescue reporters as windows of their car smashed and excrement thrown inside
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14 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
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3 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
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Manslaughter 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
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