Beit Shemesh

Mostly haredi Orthodox Israeli city elects its first female mayor

Aliza Bloch will run a city that has become a flashpoint for conflicts between the haredi and secular and Modern Orthodox populations.

November 1, 2018 8:59 am

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Christian cemetery vandalized near Jerusalem

In the fresh attack on the Bait Jimal monastery near Beit Shemesh, the culprits smashed headstones and crucibles, damaging dozens of items.

October 19, 2018 7:25 am

Women who sued to remove Israeli city’s modesty signs get death threats

Posters also were hung in the city giving the women’s personal details including their addresses, phone numbers, and the names of their children.

December 17, 2017 1:12 pm

Israeli city must remove modesty signs targeting women, Supreme Court rules

December 5, 2017 2:27 pm

Campaign to build baseball stadium in Israel takes off after World Baseball Classic

March 21, 2017 9:01 am

2 Palestinians stab yeshiva student after failed bid to board school bus

October 22, 2015 9:21 am

Haredi soldier called ‘Nazi’ on Holocaust memorial day

April 17, 2015 9:37 am

Secular Beit Shemesh school to become all haredi

March 24, 2015 6:42 am

Some Beit Shemesh lawmakers eye splitting city into haredi and non-haredi entities

October 20, 2014 4:48 pm

Haredi girls’ school in Beit Shemesh ordered out of secular school building

October 8, 2014 7:09 am

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