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Illustrative: Members of Neturei Karta, an international anti-Zionist ultra-Orthodox Jewish organization, rally during an anti-Israel demonstration outside of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, March 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
June 1, 2025, 3:28 pm
‘Humans of New York’ stirs controversy with Jewish anti-Zionist member of Neturei Karta
Unlike most of the intimate, tragic or heartwarming stories shared on the wildly popular social media account, Friday’s post mainly focuses on the subject’s anti-Israel stance
By Ben Sales
Ultra-Orthodox students at the Ateret Shlomo yeshiva chain dance and sing at the wedding of the seminary chief's son, in Mishor Adumim in the West Bank, March 11, 2025. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 13, 2025, 10:15 am
Outrage as students at state-funded Haredi yeshiva sing anti-Zionist, anti-enlistment anthem
‘We don’t believe in the government of infidels and we won’t show up at their [army] recruitment offices,’ sing thousands of Ateret Shlomo young men at mass wedding
By ToI Staff
Lior Sternfeld (Via X, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
September 25, 2024, 1:14 am
US-based Israeli professor says he spoke with Iran’s president at interfaith meeting
Lior Sternfeld says he gave a copy of his book to Pezeshkian, who knew he was Israeli; transgender rabbi, fringe anti-Zionist Haredi group also participated in event
By ToI Staff
Lucette Ferraille, Ruth Ben David and Ruth Blau in the different stages of her life. (Courtesy Motti Inbari and Nechama Davidson)
June 5, 2023, 5:55 am
Villain or heroine? New book documents the complex, astonishing life of Ruth Blau
Prof. Motti Inbari explores the stranger-than-fiction tale of a woman who spied on the Gestapo, converted to Judaism twice, kidnapped a boy, and whose marriage sparked protests
By Amy Spiro
Neturei Karta members visit the Palestinian city of Jenin in the West Bank on January 9, 2022. (Courtesy)
January 12, 2023, 6:04 pm
Police arrest member of anti-Zionist sect for meeting terror operatives in Jenin
Cops still searching for two more Neturei Karta members, who could face lengthy prison spells if convicted of supporting terror and illegally entering Area A of West Bank
By Emanuel Fabian
Neturei Karta members visit the Palestinian city of Jenin in the West Bank on January 9, 2022. (Courtesy)
January 11, 2023, 11:42 pm
Police probing anti-Zionist sect members who visited Jenin, met terror operatives
Three Neturei Karta members face lengthy prison spells if convicted of supporting terror, as well as violating ban on Israeli civilians entering Area A of West Bank
By ToI Staff
Members of Neturei Karta meet with Palestinian officials in Jenin on January 9, 2023. (Twitter screenshot used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
January 10, 2023, 11:57 am
Anti-Zionist Haredi sect members visit Jenin, meet terror-linked Palestinians
Neturei Karta followers enter West Bank refugee camp, meet figures tied to Palestinian Islamic Jihad, one of whom is shown in video praising them for their opposition to Israel
By ToI Staff
Pro-Palestinian protestors gathered at the Israeli Consulate in Manhattan before proceeding to the fountain in front of the Plaza Hotel at 59th Street, on April 20, 2022. (Jacob Henry)
April 21, 2022, 9:34 pm
Several dozen at pro-Palestinian march on NY consulate call to ‘globalize intifada’
Among the demonstrators are members of the fringe anti-Zionist ultra-Orthodox movement Neturei Karta
By New York Jewish Week via JTA and ToI Staff
Pro-Israel demonstrators protest in New York City against Ben & Jerry's, over its settlement boycott on August 12, 2021. (Luke Tress/Flash90)
August 13, 2021, 5:56 am
Dozens march to Ben & Jerry’s Times Square shop demanding it ‘end Jew hatred’
As confused bystanders look on, pro-Israel demonstrators chant ‘shame’ at settlement-boycotting ice cream firm, while Neturei Karta activists stage counter-protest across street
By Jacob Magid
Robbe Moshe Dov Ber Beck (L) meets with Iran's then president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Screen capture: YouTube)
April 17, 2021, 12:21 am
Leader of extremist anti-Zionist Haredi sect, who met Ahmadinejad, dead at 87
Rabbi Moshe Dov Ber Beck, a top figure in Neturei Karta who held talks with Iran’s former president after anti-Semitic UN speech, dies of COVID complications
By Shira Hanau
Yehuda Meshi-Zahav. (courtesy of ZAKA)
October 12, 2020, 9:40 pm
Haredi health pioneer: COVID-19 defiance fuels anti-Semitism, sullies God’s name
Yehuda Meshi-Zahav says many ultra-Orthodox are fighting virus, but a worrying number refuse and won’t reconsider even as death toll rises and hatred of community spreads
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men belonging to Neturei Karta, a small faction of anti-Zionist ultra-Orthodox Jews who oppose Israel's existence, hold placards during an annual demonstration in memory of the 1994 massacre at the Cave of the Patriarchs, in the West Bank city of Hebron, February 22, 2019. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
May 23, 2020, 9:29 am
Extremist rabbi to Iran website: Israel is Jewish state like pork is Jewish food
Leader of anti-Zionist Neturei Karta sect gives interview on Quds Day; comments come as Tehran calls for ‘final solution’ for Israel
By ToI Staff
UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at a conference in 2011. (Screen capture: Twitter)
January 4, 2019, 2:49 pm
Corbyn filmed applauding extremist Jew’s speech about ‘dismantling’ Israel
Newly surfaced video shows UK Labour head clapping as member of Neturei Karta sect calls for ‘the end of a Zionist state that has kidnapped the name of Judaism’
By JTA and ToI Staff
Newborn baby suffering from measles. (Illustrative, iStock by Getty Images/andriano_cz)
November 1, 2018, 8:47 pm
Toddler dies of measles in Jerusalem, in first such incident in 15 years
Amid spike in cases throughout Israel, Health Ministry chief considers banning from schools children whose parents refuse to vaccinate them
By ToI Staff
A demonstrator dances and sings along the Mariachi Tapatio de Alvaro Paulino band as they perform during a demonstration across the street from the building that once housed the office space of Aaron Schlossberg, Friday, May 18, 2018, in New York. (AP /Mary Altaffer)
May 19, 2018, 6:02 pm
NY lawyer whose racist rant went viral treated to Mariachi band, protests
Latin-themed gathering held outside apartment of Aaron Schlossberg after video caught him yelling at restaurant employees for speaking Spanish
By AP and ToI Staff
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