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Israeli military to start sending draft notices to ultra-Orthodox men next week
5 months, 1 week ago

Israeli military to start sending draft notices to ultra-Orthodox men next week

LA Times  

Israeli police remove an ultra-Orthodox Jewish youth blocking a road to protest military recruitment in Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv on Tuesday. The Israeli military on Tuesday said it would begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men next week — a step that could destabilize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox men blocked a main highway in …

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Arab Gunman Kills At Least 5 in Tel Aviv Suburb, Third Attack in a Week
2 years, 8 months ago

Arab Gunman Kills At Least 5 in Tel Aviv Suburb, Third Attack in a Week

News 18  

An Arab gunman killed at least five people in a Tel Aviv suburb on Tuesday before he was fatally shot, the national ambulance service said, in the third deadly attack in Israel in a week. ”Israel is facing a wave of murderous Arab terror,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tweeted after the shootings in Bnei Brak, a Jewish ultra-Orthodox city on …

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Arab gunman kills 5 in Israel's Tel Aviv, latest in series of attacks
2 years, 8 months ago

Arab gunman kills 5 in Israel's Tel Aviv, latest in series of attacks

India Today  

An Arab gunman killed at least five people in a Tel Aviv suburb on Tuesday before he was fatally shot, the national ambulance service said, in the third deadly attack in Israel in a week. "Israel is facing a wave of murderous Arab terror," Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tweeted after the shootings in Bnei Brak, a Jewish ultra-Orthodox city on …

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Gunman kills five in Israeli ultra-Orthodox town
2 years, 8 months ago

Gunman kills five in Israeli ultra-Orthodox town

Al Jazeera  

The attack comes after two ISIL-claimed attacks in a week in Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said the country is gripped by a “wave of murderous Arab terrorism” and called an emergency meeting of top security officials. Our hearts go out to the families of those killed in the attacks.” Authorities on Tuesday said Israeli security forces had raided …

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How Israel Persuaded Reluctant Ultra-Orthodox Jews To Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19
3 years, 8 months ago

How Israel Persuaded Reluctant Ultra-Orthodox Jews To Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19

NPR  

How Israel Persuaded Reluctant Ultra-Orthodox Jews To Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Enlarge this image toggle caption Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Editor's note: The fight against disinformation has become a facet of nearly every story NPR international correspondents cover, from vaccine hesitancy to authoritarian governments spreading lies. He's an ultra-Orthodox public relations consultant …

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Israel coronavirus: some ultra-Orthodox Jews resort to violence and slurs over lockdowns
3 years, 10 months ago

Israel coronavirus: some ultra-Orthodox Jews resort to violence and slurs over lockdowns

CNN  

Jerusalem CNN — A frightened policeman fires a live round as a warning shot. Extremists within the community have been blamed for graffiti on a Jerusalem wall which said that the city’s police chief was “Hitler.” The atmosphere has become so febrile that some Haredim, as the ultra-Orthodox are collectively known, have pinned yellow Star of David badges on their …

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A pandemic atlas: A virus widens Israel’s religious rifts
4 years ago

A pandemic atlas: A virus widens Israel’s religious rifts

Associated Press  

BNEI BRAK, Israel — When Israel went into its second nationwide coronavirus lockdown in September, most of the country quickly complied. “Many Israelis understand that there is a serious challenge and we cannot just sort of allow time to pass and hope that this issue will go away,” said Yohanan Plesner, president of the Israel Democracy Institute, a think tank …

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