It’s not Haredi blackmail, but the bedrock of our democracy
Opinion: Ultra-Orthodox leaders never stationed tanks in front of a secular prime minister or presented him with an instrument of surrender, they’re simply carrying out… Read More ›
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Israel has to stop riding the Haredi tiger
Opinion: The ultra-Orthodox community, which flooded the streets of Jerusalem not once but twice on Sunday, is telling the rest of the country that they… Read More ›
For 2nd time in day, thousands attend funeral of rabbi, flouting lockdown rules
TV news estimates 8,000 attend Jerusalem burial of Rabbi Yitzhok Scheiner, hours after 10,000 joined procession for Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik; both died of COVID… Read More ›
For Israel’s sake, Haredi parties must be kept out power
Opinion: The recent violence is but the tip of the iceberg as the ultra-Orthodox community that is poor, uneducated and accustomed to handouts will lead… Read More ›
Kosovo to establish diplomatic relations with Israel on Monday
Kosovo assured Israel it means to open an embassy in Jerusalem. Israel and Kosovo will establish mutual diplomatic relations on Monday, Kosovo’s Minister of… Read More ›
Germany’s Angela Merkel Participates In Historic Torah Scroll Writing Ceremony
BERLIN (JTA) — Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel observed the finishing of a refurbished Torah scroll in an event marking Holocaust Remembrance Day in Berlin… Read More ›
Hasidic rabbi calls for reopening ultra-Orthodox schools, then backtracks
Following outcry, Rabbi Yisroel Hager, leader of the Vizhnitz sect, says all must follow the health rules, opposes violence against police The head of… Read More ›
Mi kaAmcha Yisroel – Yaldeinu in Orlando, Florida
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com They arrived on Thursday before Shabbos. Seventy young children with “special needs” under the care of the Yaldeinu Organization,… Read More ›
City Of Antwerp Invites Residents Of Heavily Jewish Neighborhoods For COVID-19 Testing
ANTWERP ( JTA) – The mayor of Antwerp, a city in Belgium with a large haredi Orthodox Jewish community, has singled out their neighborhoods… Read More ›
Netanyahu vows action after ultra-Orthodox mob protesting lockdown injures cop
PM says ‘we will act with a heavy hand’ after policewoman hurt in Bnei Brak; incident comes amid near-daily clashes over enforcement of virus rules… Read More ›
3 new Democratic senators sworn in, flipping control of the Senate
Vice President Kamala Harris formally swore in three new, barrier-breaking Democratic senators on Wednesday afternoon following her own inauguration, officially giving Democrats control of the… Read More ›
Biden’s State pick: We’ll consult with Israel, allies before return to Iran deal
Tony Blinken says in confirmation hearing that US commitment to Israel’s security is ‘sacrosanct,’ backs two-state solution but doubts it will happen in near future… Read More ›
Netanyahu says Israel may need to extend lockdown, pleads with Haredim to comply
PM reportedly favors extending lockdown by 10-14 days; official overseeing outbreak in Haredi community says it accounts for 30% of all cases Prime Minister… Read More ›
Polish Holocaust Scholars Sued For Suggesting Mayor Who Saved A Jew Helped Kill 22 Others
POLAND (JTA) — Two well-known Polish Holocaust historians are on trial for alleged defamation over their claim that late mayor of a town near… Read More ›
Three Jewish Democrats are leading the House impeachment charge
The legislation cites Trump’s role in fomenting the violent siege that Trump supporters laid against the Capitol building last week. Three of the four… Read More ›
Schwarzenegger says Capitol raid like Kristallnacht; recalls father’s WWII guilt
Austrian-born film star and ex-Republican California governor compares mob’s ideology to Nazi lies, says it ‘shattered the ideas we took for granted,’ calls Trump failed… Read More ›
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox need a Haredi-free government
Opinion: Haredi politicians preserve their power by perpetuating the inability to earn a decent wage and ensuring they alone can provide state handouts to their… Read More ›
What happened in Washington can happen in Israel too
Opinion: Politicians who enable populist leader who attacks very foundations of democracy in order to incite a mob to riot exist in Jerusalem as well… Read More ›
ISRAEL MEDIA REVIEW – House of pain: What the Israeli press is saying about the US Capitol rampage
An anguished and curious Israel looks on in dread for its own democracy after the attack on the US Capitol Building, and some are not… Read More ›
More Demand Illinois Congresswoman Who Cited Hitler Resign
CHICAGO (AP) — A growing number of Democrats called Thursday for the resignation of U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, a newly sworn-in Republican who… Read More ›
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