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Meir Rubinstein

Beitar Illit mayor Meir Rubinstein arrives at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on November 22, 2021 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 14, 2021, 11:03 am
Beitar Illit mayor named as suspect detained, then released, over cold case murder
Judge says name of Meir Rubinstein, who was 17 at time of Avi Edri’s murder in 1990, can now be published; is suspected of dressing as woman reportedly to lure victim to his death
By ToI Staff
Undated photo of Meir Rubinstein, mayor of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish settlement of Beitar Illit, outside of Jerusalem. (Yaakov Lederman/FLASH90)
September 15, 2020, 1:51 am
2 mayors of ‘red’ ultra-Orthodox cities fly to Uman despite virus restrictions
Beitar Ilit’s Meir Rubinstein, Elad’s Israel Porush go to Ukrainian city, home to a Hasidic pilgrimage site, after their towns are put under curfew
By ToI Staff
Police officers close synagogues and hand out fines to Haredi Jews in Jerusalem's Bukharim neighborhood, following government restrictions imposed as part of the effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus, April 6, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 6, 2020, 5:04 pm
Netanyahu cancels cabinet vote on local lockdowns as Haredim threaten rebellion
In unprecedented letter, 4 ultra-Orthodox mayors accuse PM of turning their community into national ‘punching bag,’ say they won’t cooperate with new restrictions
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in the northern Israeli city of Safed, February 26, 2020. (David Cohen/Flash90)
September 2, 2020, 4:08 pm
Top ultra-Orthodox rabbi says yeshiva students shouldn’t take COVID-19 tests
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky reportedly says it wastes Torah study time and could send others into quarantine; Gamzu: Statements ‘endanger ultra-Orthodox public’
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky seen at his home in the city of Bnei Brak on his 92nd birthday, January 11, 2019. (Shlomi Cohen/Flash90)
September 1, 2020, 5:45 pm
Top ultra-Orthodox leader tells yeshiva heads: Don’t rush to quarantine students
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, who sought to keep schools open when virus first hit, issues instructions against isolating students who came into contact with COVID-19 carriers
By ToI Staff
Police put up roadblocks at the ultra-Orthodox city of Beitar Illit outside of Jerusalem, which was declared a restricted zone due to a high rate of coronavirus infections, July 9, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
July 15, 2020, 2:49 pm
Beitar Illit lockdown ends as ultra-Orthodox push back against restrictions
Health Ministry director-general informs mayor that limits on entry and exit will not be extended, even as coronavirus continues to rise among residents
By ToI Staff
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