Black is the new orange: 30% of settlers are now Haredim
An ever-growing housing crisis has the ultra-Orthodox sector and the settlement enterprise converging, geographically and politically
View ArticleAustralian TV airs covert footage of molester facing extradition from Israel
More than 200 hours of video show fugitive teacher was apparently faking mental illness to avoid being sent to Melbourne, where she faces 74 charges of sex crimes
View ArticleWoman wanted for abuse in Australia accused of molesting Israeli girl
Resident of Emmanuel, where ultra-Orthodox former school principal Malka Leifer resided, claims she behaved inappropriately with his daughter
View ArticleCourt denies bail for Malka Leifer, alleged child molester wanted in Australia
Decision made despite defense claims that ultra-Orthodox former principal unfit to stand trial; extradition hearing scheduled for July 15
View ArticleIsraeli woman killed by Palestinian car in West Bank; driver turns self in to PA
Man tells Palestinian police he hit victim by accident and fled in fear; military sources say hit-and-run likely but don't rule out terror; settler leader insists it was attack
View ArticleWoman killed in West Bank hit-and-run named as 42-year-old Russian immigrant
IDF preliminary investigation finds it 'highly likely' Palestinian driver, who turned himself in to PA police afterwards, hit Hava Roizen by accident
View ArticleMayor of ultra-Orthodox settlement charged with buying votes
Ezra Gershi accused of promising Chabad members funds and jobs in Emmanuel local council in exchange for support in 2013 poll
View ArticlePalestinian indicted for hit-and-run, not terror, in death of Israeli woman
Driver, 60, charged with causing death by negligence and abandoning the scene of an accident
View ArticleAustralian sisters trace accused abuser’s steps to West Bank town where she fled
Residents of Haredi settlement of Emmanuel only vaguely familiar with, and not particularly disturbed by, allegations against former Melbourne girls' school principal Malka Leifer
View ArticleIn plea deal to avoid prison, former settlement mayor admits to buying votes
Ex-Emmanuel mayor Ezra Gershi to serve six months' community service for bribing local Chabad officials and illegally influencing outcome of 2013 municipal race
View ArticleSettler held on suspicion of attacking, wounding 2 Palestinians with an ax
Court extends remand of man from ultra-Orthodox settlement of Emmanuel by three days, motive for attack not clear
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Fraud claim against Leifer calls suspect’s incompetency defense into question
Prosecution witness says former Australia principal accused of sexual abuse pretended to help her gather donations, but instead was pocketing checks
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West Bank settlement resident facing over 100 counts of child sex abuse
Uriah Assis from ultra-Orthodox Emmanuel, 26, accused of string of charges including rape, sexual assault and possession of child pornography
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Israeli indicted for sexual abuse of 45 underage girls
Prosecutors add obstruction of justice charge after 26-year-old Uriah Assis tried to fake mental illness in bid for leniency
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Malka Leifer appears in Australia court for hearing on child sex abuse charges
Haredi ex-principal, 54, remains in custody until September pre-trial proceedings where she faces 74 counts of abuse dating to her time working at Melbourne's Adass Israel School
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