Kfar Yona
Israeli-media coverage mentioning Kfar Yona, translated into English and compared across sources. 25 recent stories.
Kfar Yona mayor demands prison relocation after mass protests disrupt city life
Kfar Yona Mayor Albert Tayeb has demanded that Military Prison 10 be moved out of the city after repeated large protests disrupted residents' lives. He says the demonstrations hav…
Hundreds of Haredi Protesters Clash with Police After Routine Traffic Ticket at Maccabim Checkpoint
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters clashed with police at the Maccabim checkpoint after a routine traffic ticket for a draft evader triggered the community’s alert system. The…
Ultra-Orthodox Protest Near Kfar Yona Turns Violent as Police Stay on the Sidelines
A fight broke out near Kfar Yona between passersby and ultra-Orthodox protesters. Police were reportedly on site but did not intervene.
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…
Beitar Illit deputy mayor attacked and choked during protest convoy
Beitar Illit deputy mayor Gedaliah Eisenstein was attacked and choked on Wednesday during a protest convoy. He was taken for hospital tests, and MK Meir Porush later phoned to exp…
Mass Brawl Breaks Out in Arad Between Hasidim and Secular Residents
On Wednesday afternoon in Arad, a large violent clash broke out between Gur Hasidim and secular residents near a housing complex. Police and Border Police were deployed to separat…
Clashes Break Out at Ultra-Orthodox Protest as Major Highways Snarl
An ultra-Orthodox anti-draft protest caused major traffic jams on Route 1, Route 6, and nearby roads in central Israel. A filmed clash between a secular man and Haredi protesters…
Ultra-Orthodox Protest Convoys Headed Toward Prison Prompt Major Road Disruptions
Ultra-Orthodox protest convoys against draft-evader arrests caused major traffic disruptions across Israel on Wednesday. Organizers later said the convoys would not reach Prison 1…
Ultra-Orthodox Convoys Begin Protest Against Military Draft, Headed for Prison 10
Ultra-Orthodox protesters launched car convoys across Israel in a demonstration against military draft. They plan to drive slowly to Prison 10 near Kfar Yona, circle it, and retur…
Massive Ultra-Orthodox protest convoy expected to paralyze roads across Israel
A large ultra-Orthodox convoy protest is due to begin at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday and could cause major traffic chaos across Israel. Police, Netivei Israel and Magen David Adom have al…
Bnei Brak Mayor Says Kaplan Protesters Set the Example for Haredi Demonstrations
Bnei Brak Mayor Hanoch Zeibert defended the planned Haredi car convoy protest and said Kaplan activists taught the Haredi public how to demonstrate. The protest is due Wednesday a…
Haredi protest leaders threaten nationwide roadblocks if convoy is blocked
Leaders of the anti-arrest protest for Haredi draft dodgers threatened to block roads nationwide if police stop their convoy to Military Prison 10. Police approved the convoy from…
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…
Traffic police arrest Haredi student on Route 6 amid wave of draft-evasion detentions
Traffic police arrested Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Dubdavni on Route 6 on Tuesday for alleged draft evasion. The arrest comes amid a wider wave of detentions and planned ultra-Orthodox…
Bnei Brak-style welcome in Beitar Illit marks release of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders
Beitar Illit held a festive parade Sunday for ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students freed from military prison after arrests for draft evasion. Similar welcoming events and protests hav…
Yechiel Kotainer Released After Six Days in Military Prison, Ending Nationwide Haredi Protest
Yechiel Kotainer was released Sunday evening from a military prison in Kfar Yona after six days in custody. His arrest last week over a medical exemption request sparked a major G…
Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef Blames Trump’s Shift on Draft Efforts Against Yeshiva Students
Former Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef said Donald Trump’s criticism of Israel was caused by crackdowns on yeshiva students. His remarks came as thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters…
Kfar Yona Says Thousands-Strong Protest Paralyzed the City
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters near Prison 10 on Wednesday paralyzed Kfar Yona and caused heavy traffic and damage. Mayor Albert Taib said the city was effectively shut do…
Jerusalem light rail halted as ultra-Orthodox protests continue outside military prison
Ultra-Orthodox protests against the draft blocked Jerusalem’s light rail on Monday and continued outside Military Prison 10 near Beit Lid. Police also cleared a surprise road bloc…
Tens of thousands of Gur Hasidim protest outside Prison 10 with their rebbe present
Tens of thousands of Gur Hasidim are protesting outside Prison 10 after the arrest of a community member over military-draft status. The Gerrer Rebbe unusually joined the demonstr…
Ultra-Orthodox Protest Against Draft Arrests Blocks Roads Near Beit Lid
Ultra-Orthodox extremists protested outside Prison 10 at Beit Lid on Wednesday over arrests of draft evaders, closing nearby roads. The protest followed earlier violent clashes wi…
Haredi protest blocks Route 57 near Beit Lid and Kfar Yona
Police said Route 57 was blocked near Beit Lid Junction and Kfar Yona due to a Haredi protest against the arrest of draft evaders. The closure affected traffic in both directions.
Residents of the Sharon brace for major Haredi protest near Beit Lid prison
Residents near Beit Lid in the Sharon region braced Wednesday for a large Haredi protest that could shut roads and disrupt traffic until 9:00 p.m. Shas spokesman Asher Medina said…
17-Year-Old from Lod to Be Indicted in Murder of Couple in Central Israel
Israeli prosecutors will indict a 17-year-old from Lod for the May 22 murder of Russlan and Olga Frihoudko near Moshav Mevohoron. Two West Bank residents will also be charged in c…
13-Year-Old Arbel Injured by Caps He Was Holding: “They Ignited on Their Own, Like a Firework”
Arbel, 13, from Kfar Yona was hospitalized with second-degree burns after caps he was holding ignited and exploded during a gathering with friends. Doctors at Meir Hospital in Kfa…
