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United Torah Judaism MK Meir Porush attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 17, 2026, 6:46 am
UTJ lawmaker Porush warns Haredim may go after AG ‘with sticks and stones’
Ultra-Orthodox MK warns his faction could soon ‘completely disassociate ourselves from cooperation with other government authorities that are taking part in the persecution against us’
By Sam Sokol
A plastic bottle that a man allegedly used to pour gasoline on a 12-year-old boy in an arson attack on a bus heading to the Beitar Illit, due to a feud with the boy's family, February 1, 2026. (Israel Police)
February 11, 2026, 8:31 pm
Man to face charges for allegedly trying to set 12-year-old boy on fire on bus
Police say suspect poured gasoline on child, tried to set him alight, with aim of hurting his family due to spat with the boy’s father whom he knows from synagogue
By Charlie Summers
Israeli security forces at the scene where a makeshift bomb was found on a bus, in the West Bank settlement of Beitar Illit, March 10, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 11, 2023, 2:32 pm
IDF says troops arrest suspect behind attempted bus bombing in West Bank settlement
Forces detain four others who allegedly aided in Thursday night’s attack in Beitar Illit; five more wanted Palestinians nabbed in Qalqilya
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli security forces scan the settlement of Beitar Illit, in the West Bank, following a suspected infiltration of a man who placed a makeshift bomb on March 10, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 10, 2023, 12:00 am
Forces search settlement of Beitar Illit after suspected IED found on bus
IDF Home Front Command tells residents to remain in homes until further notice as ‘terrorist infiltration’ alert sounds; lifts restrictions hours later
By Emanuel Fabian
A quiet street in Ramat Hasharon. Illustrative. (Verbaska_studio via iStock by Getty Images)
August 18, 2022, 9:34 pm
Housing snapshot: 9 apartments and houses recently sold across Israel
Our regular behind-the-scenes look at properties bought and sold nationwide
By Danielle Nagler
Construction of new residential buildings in the northern Israeli city of Harish, on January 15, 2019. (Flash90)
June 24, 2022, 6:10 am
Housing snapshot: 10 apartments and houses recently sold across Israel
Our regular behind-the-scenes look at properties purchased nationwide
By Danielle Nagler
An artificial pond in a public park in Beersheba. (Roman Mykhalchuk via iStock by Getty Images)
May 26, 2022, 6:31 pm
Housing snapshot: 10 apartments and houses recently sold across Israel
A behind-the-scenes look at some of the properties that have changed hands so far this year
By Danielle Nagler
Peace Valley in spring. (Headquarters, the Protest to Save Peace Valley)
April 22, 2021, 5:10 am
For Earth Day, leading green group sets out its 10 priorities for Israel
Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel’s goals for coming years include protecting disappearing eco-corridors so wildlife can continue to roam despite development
By Sue Surkes
The Magen David Adom mobile vaccination unit inoculates a yeshiva student at an unspecified location, February 16, 2020 (Courtesy)
February 17, 2021, 12:57 pm
Cholent, pizza and prayer cards: Haredi community targeted in vaccination drive
Mobile units go to yeshivas to inoculate ultra-Orthodox students, also stop by in Tel Aviv and Holon
By ToI Staff
A medical worker tests an ultra-Orthodox man for coronavirus in Safed on February 10, 2021. (David Cohen/Flash90)
February 12, 2021, 8:54 pm
Haredi towns see drop in COVID morbidity rate, but remain among highest
Cases in Jerusalem, Bnei Bak, Beit Shemesh, Modi’in Illit and Beitar Illit dropping by 20-40% in last week, while Tel Aviv sees slight infection rate increase
By ToI Staff
Screen grab from a video apparently showing students entering a yeshiva in Beitar Illit despite the government lockdown (Channel 12 news)
January 10, 2021, 1:22 pm
City officials say they won’t enforce lockdown unless all schools are closed
Video appears to show some ultra-Orthodox schools open in high infection areas despite stringent new rules. 5 arrested in Beitar Illit scuffles when police shut school
By ToI Staff
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox men from the Toldos Aharon Hasidic dynasty attend a wedding in Beitar Illit, violating coronavirus regulations, January 5, 2021. (Screenshot: Twitter)
January 7, 2021, 1:13 am
Police chief suspends officers who allowed mass Hasidic wedding to go ahead
Cops to be removed from their posts ‘until the end of the inquiry into the matter,’ after photo shows one getting a blessing during Beitar Illit event that violated virus rules
By ToI Staff
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox men from the Toldos Aharon Hasidic dynasty attend a wedding in Beitar Illit, violating coronavirus regulations, January 5, 2021. (Screenshot: Twitter)
January 6, 2021, 2:00 pm
As infections surge, mass ultra-Orthodox weddings held despite lockdown rules
Hundreds attend events in Beitar Illit, where positive test rate is highest in Israel at 26%, and Bnei Brak, where police are reportedly ordered to let wedding go on
By ToI Staff
Health care workers take coronavirus test samples of Israelis in a drive through complex in Jerusalem, January 4, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 6, 2021, 10:47 am
Virus cases top 8,000 for 2nd straight day as minister warns against complacency
Active infections, serious cases nearing all-time high; mass wedding held in Beitar Illit, which has 26% positive test rate; Edelstein says 115,000 people vaccinated Tuesday
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Ultra-Orthodox Jews walk in Bnei Brak on October 14, 2020, during a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
December 20, 2020, 10:49 am
Bnei Brak, Beitar Illit, Elad in top infection tier as cabinet to meet on rules
Ultra-Orthodox community sees further rise in transmission rates; nearly 2,500 medical workers in isolation as healthcare workers start to get vaccinated
By ToI Staff
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