Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox rabbi is accused of being an undercover Christian missionary ‘who emigrated to Israel from US after claiming to be Holocaust victim descendant’ A Jerusalem rabbi is accused of being an undercover Christian missionary Monitoring organisation Beyneynu had the man under surveillance for 7 years The man denies the accusations, saying: ‘It’s a lie. I … Read more
This is the moment maskless guests party at a lockdown-breaching ultra-Orthodox Jewish wedding in London. Video shows dozens of guests dancing together as they mark the occasion with the ‘illegal’ event, which reportedly took place in January. Weddings are currently banned under Covid lockdown rules, with marriage ceremonies only allowed under ‘exceptional circumstances’ – such … Read more
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting coronavirus lockdown restrictions clashed with police officers in Jerusalem on Tuesday night. Rioters from the insulated community were pictured burning rubbish bins and reportedly threw stones at officers who responded by using water cannons and other heavy-handed tactics to disperse the crowd. In recent weeks, ultra-Orthodox Jews have defied coronavirus … Read more
London’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community is still at risk from coronavirus and has not achieved herd immunity, scientists warned today after a study showed two-thirds were infected by the disease last year. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine researchers found 64 per cent had Covid-19 antibodies after testing the blood of 1,750 members of the … Read more
Two-thirds of London’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community had Covid last year – nine times the national average, a study has shown. Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found the rate of past infection was at 64 per cent in the community of around 15,000 people – one of the highest in the … Read more
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews have clashed with riot police during anti-lockdown protests in Jerusalem. Protesters threw rocks at vehicles, used large bins to block roads and damaged a bus during the Tuesday morning demonstration in the ultra-Orthodox Mea Sharim neighbourhood, The Jerusalem Post reported, citing police. Police responded with water cannon, dispersing the crowds and arresting … Read more
Israeli police have clashed with hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews overnight as they sought to enforce restrictions on public gatherings during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the police said on Wednesday. Footage released by police showed huge crowds of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem chanting and hurling stones and metal bars at police officers. The video appeared to … Read more
After a revered ultra-Orthodox rabbi died this week from COVID-19, Israeli police thought they had worked out an arrangement with his followers to allow a small, dignified funeral that would conform with public health guidelines under the current coronavirus lockdown. Followers of Rabbi Mordechai Leifer, 65, had been given special permission under Israel’s lockdown rules … Read more