The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/or-yehuda/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:05:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Or Yehuda | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/or-yehuda/ 32 32 Man killed as bomb rips through motorbike in Or Yehuda https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-30-dies-as-bomb-explodes-his-motorbike-in-or-yehuda/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 19:42:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3111375 Initially unclear if fatality was victim of hit or was transporting explosive that detonated

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]]> New homes sales in Israel fall, as mortgage-borrowing also down https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-homes-sales-in-israel-fall-as-mortgage-borrowing-also-down/ Mon, 15 Aug 2022 13:08:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2818101 New Central Bureau of Statistics report suggests property outside central in-demand towns and cities is selling the fastest

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]]> Israel set for nationwide lockdown from Tuesday afternoon to early Friday https://www.timesofisrael.com/nationwide-lockdown-looms-as-limits-on-ultra-orthodox-cities-blocked-reports/ Mon, 06 Apr 2020 12:28:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2277675&preview=true&preview_id=2277675 Movement between cities reportedly to be banned for almost three days; Haredi ministers said to have opposed earlier plan for shutdown focused primarily on their community's areas

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]]> Ministers to rule on closure of 8 cities, parts of Jerusalem to stem outbreak https://www.timesofisrael.com/ministers-to-rule-on-closure-of-8-cities-parts-of-jerusalem-to-stem-outbreak/ Mon, 06 Apr 2020 05:37:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2277420&preview=true&preview_id=2277420 Move would place ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods in capital, handful of areas around the country on lockdown, though restrictions will be more lax than in hotspot Bnei Brak

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]]> Cabinet names lockdown committee, with 8 cities, Jerusalem areas in crosshairs https://www.timesofisrael.com/cabinet-names-lockdown-committee-with-8-cities-jerusalem-areas-in-crosshairs/ Sun, 05 Apr 2020 23:21:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2277346&preview=true&preview_id=2277346 Late night meeting also authorizes amendment to Basic Law of State Economy to allow country to tackle financial crisis brought on by virus restrictions

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]]> Government considering general lockdown in Israel over Passover https://www.timesofisrael.com/government-considering-general-lockdown-in-israel-over-passover/ Sun, 05 Apr 2020 18:52:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2277172&preview=true&preview_id=2277172 Cabinet expected to approve closure of several cities, Haredi parts of Jerusalem, on Sunday night or Monday; minister says it could be extended to whole country by Wednesday

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]]> Israel’s coronavirus cases more than double within a day, from 3 to 7 patients https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-returns-from-japan-after-bout-of-coronavirus-tests-positive-again/ Fri, 28 Feb 2020 14:30:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2249228&preview=true&preview_id=2249228 Two returnees from Italy found to carry deadly pathogen; passenger on cruise ship who was hospitalized in Japan with virus but then cleared found to still have it upon return

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]]> Israeli woman found with COVID-19 after husband returns from Italy with virus https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-diagnosed-with-covid-19-after-husband-returns-from-italy-with-virus/ Fri, 28 Feb 2020 09:21:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2249079&preview=true&preview_id=2249079 Woman taken to Sheba Medical Center for treatment; Health Ministry releases more information on man's movements prior to diagnosis, orders quarantine for those in close contact

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]]> Health Ministry: Israeli with coronavirus visited toy store before diagnosis https://www.timesofisrael.com/health-ministry-israeli-with-coronavirus-visited-toy-store-before-diagnosis/ Thu, 27 Feb 2020 19:20:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2248819 Anyone who was on flight from Milan, or at toy store in Or Yehuda when patient was also there, is ordered to self-quarantine

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]]> Driver killed in car bombing outside of Tel Aviv https://www.timesofisrael.com/driver-killed-in-car-bombing-outside-of-tel-aviv/ Sun, 13 Oct 2019 01:07:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2164154 Police say terror not suspected; second possible car explosion investigated in Jerusalem

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]]> Brush fires burn homes, force families to flee before coming under control https://www.timesofisrael.com/brush-fires-rage-throughout-country-forcing-residents-from-their-homes/ Wed, 17 Jul 2019 11:34:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2113702&preview=true&preview_id=2113702 At least seven treated for fire-related ailments; several towns and a West Bank settlement evacuated as flames neared; at least 15 homes damaged amid searing heatwave

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]]> Iraqi Jewish history remembered in Israel museum https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-independence-iraq-jews/with-jews-largely-gone-from-iraq-memories-survive-in-israel-idUSKBN1HP1ID Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:19:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1832979 Babylonian Jewry Heritage Centre in Or Yehuda commemorates large 2,500-year-old community, now all but extinct in Baghdad, Reuters reports

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]]> Supreme Court tacks 14 months onto term of disgraced ex-mayor https://www.timesofisrael.com/supreme-court-tacks-14-months-onto-term-of-disgraced-ex-mayor/ Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:57:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1754804 Prosecution had argued original two-year sentence wasn't enough for fraud, sexual crimes committed by Or Yehuda's David Yosef

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]]> Ex-mayor convicted of sex offenses, naming street for mistress https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-mayor-convicted-of-sex-offenses-naming-street-for-mistress/ Tue, 06 Dec 2016 09:49:12 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1513870 David Yosef of Or Yehuda harassed dozens of women who worked at city hall, and fired some who rejected his advances

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]]> Disgraced mayor’s lover denies he named street for her https://www.timesofisrael.com/disgraced-mayors-lover-denies-he-named-street-for-her/ Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:16:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1219117 Or Yehuda's David Yosef also accused of sexually harassing a woman as she mourned her uncle's death

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