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.

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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.

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.

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

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

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

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Haredi soldier called ‘Nazi’ on Holocaust memorial day

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Secular Beit Shemesh school to become all haredi

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

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

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