Beit Shemesh
Millions of Israelis, including 900,000 children, live in poverty, NII report for 2024 shows
Poverty rates remain especially high among Arab and haredi populations, who together account for 65.1% of people in poverty, nearly double their share of the population.
Haredim in Israel’s periphery show distinct lifestyle gaps from center, Shoresh Institute finds
WATCH: Fire breaks out at destroyed UNRWA compound in Jerusalem
Ultra-Orthodox rioters throw stones, call police 'Nazis' in protests over dead infants' autopsies
Beit Shemesh mayor mourns city's lost son killed in terror attack
The city mourns IDF soldier Yossef Cohen, who was killed in a terrorist attack on Thursday.
Three Ladies – Three Lattes: Bravo Beit Shemesh
What advice would you give Aliza Bloch to unify the city experiencing some of the most religious (haredi) – secular tensions in the entire country?
Swearing in of new mayor of Beit Shemesh 'blotched' by measles
The municipality said that Bloch will be vaccinated on Sunday, and that all journalists and other participants in the ceremony and the press conference should be vaccinated.
First female mayor of Beit Shemesh: There is strength in acceptance, love
After her exciting surprise win, the city’s new female mayor tells us about her plan to rise above religious struggles and create a richer, more varied Beit Shemesh that represents everyone.
Beit Shemesh and Tel Aviv
How despicable is a mob that calls for non-partisanship but is unwilling to listen to a voice that speaks for a majority of Israelis today?
Top rabbi: Beit Shemesh voters destined for toilet in afterlife
Religious-Zionist Aliza Bloch upset Shas representative Moshe Abutul, the incumbent mayor, in the majority haredy city of Beit Shemesh to become the city's new mayor.
Fire in Beit Shemesh, rescue teams responding
So far no casualties have been reported in the incident.
Rubbish, caravillas prove Beit Shemesh’s undoing
In recent years, the city has become mostly haredi, with, according to some activists, 8,000 more haredi voters than non-haredi.
Never lose hope: The sun rises over Beit Shemesh – and all of Israel
It is simply not correct that as the ultra-Orthodox population grows, Israel will become a state filled with more and more religious tensions and less and less tolerance.
Beit Shemesh: Dramatic upset as Aliza Bloch ousts Abutbul
The result constitutes a veritable revolution in the city whose population has become majority haredi in recent years.