Bnei brak
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.
Baby dies at unlicensed Bnei Brak daycare, worker detained by police for further questioning
Haredim in Israel’s periphery show distinct lifestyle gaps from center, Shoresh Institute finds
Police arrest 16-year-old from Bnei Brak suspected of setting fire to Pride flag in Tel Aviv
Bnei Brak bus driver: 'I don’t know how I’m alive'
"For 15 minutes the police either could not or did not want to send a car – all the while one of the people rioting got onto the bus and began punching and kicking me."
Police made secret deal not to enforce lockdown in Bnei Brak - report
It seems the deal came to an end following clashes with Vizhnitz hassidim Thursday.
Vizhnitz grand rabbi instructs schools to open
“I hereby order in the open that Vizhnitz schools be opened and that these words be published in the official ultra-Orthodox Hamodia newspaper tomorrow.”
Police arrive in Bnei Brak to find vandals, equipped to disperse crowd
The residents protesting the police were ultra-Orthodox extremists belonging to teh Vizhnitz Hasidic dynasty. The protesters numbered in the dozens.
Bnei Brak residents clash with police trying to enforce COVID lockdown
The incident was condemned by many politicians, including by ultra-Orthodox MKs who called on extremist factions in the ultra-Orthodox community to cooperate with the police.
Police close Bnei Brak synagogue amid coronavirus restrictions
Police closed a synagogue in Bnei Brak on Wednesday that operated illegally even though it was supposed to be closed due to coronavirus restrictions.
Israel Police clash with ultra-Orthodox COVID-19 regulation violators
Ultra-Orthodox rabbinic leadership calls for community to get COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible.
Rabbi Gershon Edelstein gets vaccinated, calls on public to do the same
Rabbi Edelstein, 97, heads the Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak and serves as leader of the Degel HaTorah political party.
Extremists torch United Hatzalah COVID-19 testing center in Bnei Brak
No one was harmed during the incident.
Haredi developers join battle against COVID-19 in Bnei Brak hackathon
"Particularly because we were so deeply affected by the virus, we were determined to recruit our greatest minds to gather and fight this life-threatening illness on the front lines."
