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Ultra-Orthodox protest against order to enlist turns violent in Jerusalem
Express and Star· 1 week agoThousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem on Sunday...
Bulgaria's Orthodox Church elects new patriarch in divisive vote
EuroNews· 5 days agoBulgaria’s Orthodox Church has raised eyebrows after electing a pro-Russian clergyman as its new...
Israel conscription rule stokes ultra-Orthodox fury
BBC News· 6 days agoWhen Israel’s ultra-Orthodox or Haredi Jewish community gathers in force you realise just how large it is. Thousands of men and boys dressed in black and...
New Zealand 16-15 England: first rugby union Test – as it happened
The Guardian· 2 days agoThe most relieved man in the ground will be Damian McKenzie, whose clanger of timing out his own...
Protest against compulsory military service by ultra-Orthodox Jews turns violent
The National via Yahoo News UK· 7 days agoTHOUSANDS of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men have clashed with Israeli police during a protest against a...
‘We will not enlist:’ Ultra-Orthodox in Israel vow to defy orders to serve in the military | CNN
CNN.com· 7 days agoAs thousands of men hurried towards the main square in Jerusalem’s ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of...
Ultra-orthodox Jews sprayed with ‘skunk water’ at military service protest
Daily Telegraph· 7 days agoJewish protesters campaigning against military service outside the Israeli supreme court have been...
Who are the Haredim in Israel and what are their demands?
Al Jazeera· 7 days agoUltra-Orthodox Jews have been protesting in Israel, unhappy with the idea of being drafted into the...
Jerusalem’s Old City now resembles a ghost town
The Irish Times· 6 days agoJerusalem’s Old City, a magnet for visitors from around the world, is reeling after almost nine months of war in Gaza, which has decimated Israel’s...
General Synod: a watershed moment?
Christian Today· 2 days agoWhat proposals are being brought to General Synod? In summary, the Church of England's General Synod is being asked: to endorse a direction of travel...