Rabbinical ruling forbids swimming when no lifeguard is on duty
Leading rabbis issue detailed instructions warning parents against unfenced swimming pools, beaches when no lifeguard is on duty. Meanwhile, notices ...
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'Netanyahu's Likud will not turn Israel into a state run by Jewish law'
Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis says that under the Likud, Israel has always been a Jewish, democratic state, and ...
Building projects in Jerusalem spells growth, growing pains
“The location and features will help us to bring new jobs to the city. More office space will mean more ...
New election highlights tense ties to ultra-Orthodox
With a high birthrate and large families, ultra-Orthodox Jews are the fastest growing segment in Israel. Economists warn that with ...
Jerusalem by the numbers: Population outflow checked, high-tech flourishing
Jerusalem is home to more high-tech businesses than anywhere else in Israel, and more high-tech businesses survive in Jerusalem than ...
No longer in a position to tip the scales
If the haredi parties, who did everything they could to reach a compromise on the draft bill, had done what ...
Knesset poised to vote on early election as coalition talks unravel
Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Lieberman rejects Netanyahu's compromise on haredi conscription bill, accusing Netanyahu of caving to pressure. In response, ...
Lapid criticizes haredi 'maneuvering' on draft bill
No. 2 in Blue and White party slams compromise proposed by the haredi factions, which would pass the bill if ...
Hundreds of haredim protest military conscription, scuffle with police
The protest, staged by members of the radical Jerusalem Faction, was triggered by the arrest of a haredi draft dodger ...