Beitar Illit
Israeli-media coverage mentioning Beitar Illit, translated into English and compared across sources. 39 recent stories.
Public broadcaster host sparks outrage with on-air remark about attacking Haredi protesters
Roni Kuban, host of Kan Reshet Bet, triggered outrage after saying on air, “Bring in some Haredi guy we can beat up together.” The remark came during a Thursday discussion of plan…
Migo Opens Enrollment for Subsidized Technical Training for Haredi Men
Migo is enrolling Haredi men for its eighth cohort of subsidized technical and engineering technician programs. The evening courses, offered in multiple Israeli cities, include tu…
Whispers From the Haredi Political and Social Scene
A Haredi gossip column highlights leaked audio of Rabbi Moshe Berzovsky on draft policy, a Torah dedication for Avigdor Liberman, and election-season maneuvering. It also describe…
Police arrest two suspects after gun drawn at ultra-Orthodox protesters on Route 1
Israeli police arrested two suspects after video appeared to show a driver drawing a handgun at ultra-Orthodox protesters during a convoy protest on Route 1. Authorities are also…
Violent attacks reported after ultra-Orthodox protest convoy on Route 1
Police say they will question a Rishon LeZion resident after a violent attack on an ultra-Orthodox protest vehicle on Route 1 Wednesday evening. The article also describes earlier…
Tschernov Yeshiva Honors Torah Scholars and Dedicates Main Hall
Dozens of students at Tchasknov Yeshiva Gedolah were publicly tested on all of tractate Pesachim during a Torah celebration and Sheva Berachot for Rabbi Chanoch Tirnauer’s son. Th…
Mass car protest over arrests of yeshiva students ends after four hours, amid violent incidents
Nearly 10,000 vehicles joined a Wednesday protest in Israel against arrests of yeshiva students, and the organizers ended it after more than four hours. The day was marred by seri…
Truck Driver Hits Car of 'The Patriots' Panelist Amid Ultra-Orthodox Protest Disruptions
On Wednesday, a truck driver hit the car of Yaki Adamker during an ultra-Orthodox protest that blocked major highways. The protest began at 4:00 p.m., triggered severe traffic jam…
Police Rabbi Says Protest Rights Must Be Protected Within the Law
Israel Police Rabbi Rami Berakha spoke Wednesday near Ofer Prison about a car protest over yeshiva student arrests. He said police are trying to keep events calm, protect the righ…
Judge Orders Police to Compensate Man After False Rape Arrest
A Beitar Illit man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of rape and drugging his pregnant lover, but Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court found the arrest unjustified. The judge ordered h…
From Hasidic software engineer to a new force in haredi politics
Moti Leitner, a Rachmastrivka Hasid and Beit Shemesh deputy mayor, said he left high-tech for politics to reshape haredi public life. He founded the Derech movement after building…
Ultra-Orthodox protest convoy set to roll out from 19 locations to military prison
An ultra-Orthodox protest convoy is due to leave Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. from 19 locations nationwide and head toward the military prison in Kfar Yona. Organizers expect about 2,50…
Ultra-Orthodox groups plan major convoy protest over arrests near Prison 10
Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic groups are organizing a convoy protest on Tuesday against arrests of yeshiva students and married scholars near Prison 10. The march will start from 19 loca…
Thousands of Children Face Stay-at-Home Strike as Haredi Kindergarten Networks Threaten Shutdown
Haredi kindergarten networks in Modi'in Illit and Beitar Illit have threatened not to open the next school year unless the government resolves a funding crisis. The networks and a…
Survivor of deadly train crash recalls losing his wife, child and six relatives
Doutzi Gutstein, the only survivor of a deadly train crash near Kiryat Gat, described losing his wife, son and six other relatives in the 2008 disaster. In an emotional Kikar FM i…
Thousands in Beitar Illit Welcome Haredi Draft Dodgers Home
Thousands in Beitar Illit held a mass welcome rally Monday evening for several young Haredi men released from military prison after being jailed for draft evasion. Mayor Meir Rubi…
Boy Rescued Safely After Getting Stuck in Concrete Bin in Beitar Illit
Firefighters in Beitar Illit rescued a child who got trapped inside a concrete bin while playing. The boy was freed safely in the afternoon, with medical staff assisting at the sc…
Thousands Welcome Released Haredi Detainees in Beitar Illit
Thousands gathered in Beitar Illit on Wednesday night to welcome Yacov Mutzari and Yonatan Nitzotzi after their release from military prison. Local rabbis, the mayor, and the men’…
14-Year-Old from Beitar Illit Arrested Over Stolen Scooter and Toy Guns
Police arrested a 14-year-old from Beitar Illit on suspicion of riding a stolen scooter without a license and possessing illegal Airsoft weapons. The arrest followed a two-month i…
Bethar Hosts Spiritual Shabbat Event with Rabbi Elimelech Biderman
Bethar hosted an uplifting Shabbat with Rabbi Elimelech Biderman, beginning with a Friday pre-Shabbat gathering and continuing through Motzaei Shabbat. The main events were held a…
Karlin-Stublin adopts school uniform policy to cut costs and curb competition
Karlin-Stolin announced a gradual new uniform policy for boys in all of its Torah schools in Israel starting in the 5787 school year. The move aims to reduce competition, preserve…
East Jerusalem Suspects to Be Indicted Over Wedding Shooting in Bethlehem
Two East Jerusalem men in their 20s are set to be indicted Friday for attempted murder over a May 9 wedding shooting in Bethlehem. Police say they lay in wait for hours, opened fi…
Jerusalem Man Convicted After Teaching Under False Identity for 18 Months
A Jerusalem court convicted Malachi Israel Banias, 37, after he worked as a teacher for about 18 months under a false identity. He hid a prior sex-offense record, earned hundreds…
Beitar Illit Holds Torah Dedication for Fallen Soldier Uriel Peretz
Hundreds attended a Torah scroll dedication Monday night in Beitar Illit for Capt. Uriel Peretz, a 22-year-old Haredi soldier killed in Gaza. His family spent months preparing the…
Meir Porush blasts Gur faction over control of Agudat Yisrael’s funds and branches
Meir Porush publicly attacked Agudat Yisrael’s central Gur-linked faction over control of party resources and local branches. Speaking in Beitar Illit, he said the party belongs t…
Shas-linked lawmaker threatens protests and possible economic shutdown over draft crackdown
Meir Porush threatened escalated Haredi protests, including a possible economic shutdown, during a meeting in Beitar Illit on Tuesday night. He directed extreme rhetoric at Attorn…
Shlomi Emunim Leader Threatens Attorney General Over Yeshiva Arrests
Meir Porush warned the attorney general over arrests of yeshiva students at a Shlomi Emunim meeting in Beit Shemesh on Tuesday. He urged preparations for large-scale protests and…
Bnei Brak and Transport Ministry Clash Over Bus Routes and Central Station Plan
The Transport Ministry and Bnei Brak municipality are locked in a dispute over bus routes on Hazon Ish Street and the city’s planned central station. The ministry rejected the cit…
Six-Year-Old Daniel Klapoltz Killed in Bus Crash Near His Home in Karmi Tzur
Six-year-old Daniel Klapoltz was killed Monday evening when a bus struck him near the entrance to Karmi Tzur. He had moved with his family to the settlement from Beitar Illit only…
Leviev Group’s Beitar Illit project draws strong demand with flexible payment terms
Leviev Group’s “Mishkenot HaDarim” project in Givah A, Beitar Illit, is drawing strong buyer interest. The project offers large apartments starting at 2.24 million shekels, with a…
Netanyahu Pushes Emergency Bill to Halt Arrests of Haredi Draft Evaders
Benjamin Netanyahu is promoting an emergency bill to halt arrests of Haredi draft evaders, after intense pressure from Haredi leadership. The plan is being rushed before the Kness…
Beit Shemesh court orders 80,000 shekels over social media smear against high school student
A Beit Shemesh Magistrate’s Court found two former students liable for libel over a social media rumor about a 12th-grade girl from Beitar Illit. Judge Elad Lang ordered them to p…
Mitzpe Ramon warns of financial collapse after losing state support
Mitzpe Ramon’s mayor warned the Knesset that the town faces a 15 million shekel deficit, possible wage arrears, and even bankruptcy. He blamed the loss of its former “immigrant ci…
100 Chabad-Style Study Directors Gather in Jerusalem for Major Support Rally
A major Hasidic study rally in Jerusalem brought together 100 kollel heads, rebbes, and rabbis to honor the Tiferet Shimshon network and its patron, Rabbi David Fisher. Speakers p…
Israeli trekker survives altitude sickness and blizzard in Nepal
Avi Ezra, a 26-year-old from Beitar Illit, nearly died from severe altitude sickness while trekking in Nepal. He was evacuated by helicopter from the Gokyo area to Kathmandu after…
Scandal: While the Haredim Suffer Under the Sanctions, Smotrich Will Transfer Billions to His Supporters, and Where Are the MKs?
An investigation by Kikar HaShabbat says Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich allocated billions of shekels in 2026 to Judea and Samaria and religious Zionist institutions, while exc…
‘Is Their Blood Red Less?’ Goldknopf Sends Sharp Letter to Netanyahu Over Excluding 200,000 Haredim
United Torah Judaism chairman Yitzhak Goldknopf sent a sharp letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu protesting a government benefits plan for Judea and Samaria that he said e…
Esther Chana Vagshal, Who Educated Generations of Girls in Israel, Dies at 86
Esther Chana Vagshal of Beitar Illit died on Wednesday at the age of 86 and was buried in Jerusalem. She was known for decades of educating Jewish girls in Torah and proper conduc…
Leviev Group Targets the Haredi Market With 4-Room Apartments in Beitar for 2.4 Million
LEVEL ONE Group is marketing the “Mishkenot Hadarim” residential project in Beitar Illit, which includes seven boutique buildings, 200 apartments and amenities tailored to Haredi…
