Israel

During last night's demonstration in Yerushalayim a police officer withdrew his gun and aimed it at the demonstrators. An eye witness reports: "The policemen showed no restraint. They threatened demonstrators on the sidewalk with live ammunition"

Togo's symbolic king said today," My goal is to come next sukkos to the Kosel with my congregation and cry out Shema Yisrael." He was told to speak with the Chief Rabbanit.

Due to difficult weather conditions Israel is experiencing a wave of fires throughout the country. It is strictly prohibited to light any fires in open areas tomorrow.

Two suspects believed to be involved in last week's pipe bomb attack near Hizmah were arrested.

Netanyahu agrees to building freeze; Herzog demands announcement

Bachurim remove Sifrei Torah from Yeshivas Nachlas Levi'im out of fear that they would be damaged from a nearby fire.

Beitar to be the first of the new charedi communities to have its own cemetery.

Tefillah gathering for the refuah of Harav Moshe Mordechai Chadash at the Kosel. Photography by A. Levi

Mispallilim in two Gerrer Shtiblach in Ashdod and Bnei Brak haven't switched over to a Delta Mobile phone and as a consequence their Shtiblach were closed for Shabbos based on an order from higher up. Additionally sanctions are being imposed on a third Shtible located in Bnei Brak.

Tragic: 3 Year old Dovid Klahr died in Petach Tikvah's Schneider hospital just before Shabbos.

An explosion caused extensive damage to an apartment in Ashdod – leaving just one person lightly wounded.

Tragedy averted: A terrorist was stopped in the Mishor Adumin area on the way to carrying out an attack on Shabbos afternoon. He was found with an Israeli police uniform.

The opposition to increasing Netanyahu's coalition and including the leftist Machaneh Tzioni gathers strength. Likud MK Oren Chazan, vehemently attacked the initiative saying, "They want to annul our Jewish identity, to separate government from religion. This is not why we received 30 mandates."

While the division with Agudah intensifies, the possibility of a union between Degel and Shas first reported by Bechadrey heats up. We present here for the first time a photo documentary of a meeting between Chairman of Degel Hatorah Moshe Gafni and his chief colleague MK Uri Maklev, where it was said: At this time we will not say a word against Shas under any circumstances. The reason: the option of running on a joint ticket and disbandment of United Torah Judaism.

Tragedy in the charedi community of Tzefas: Harav Yechiel Cohen z"l died after falling from an office building.

A real victory: Harav Yisreal Luban was stabbed ten days ago near the kosel- today he returned to help Jews lay tefillin.

"Ultra-Orthodox rabbis have waged a battle in recent years to stop the Internet from infiltrating their insular communities, they are losing the battle", writes The Washington Post.

Moshe Weissberg discovers a new trend yesterday: thousands of charedim celebrating Israel's Independence Day together with the general populations.

On the morning of his Bar Mitzvah, the grandson of both the Vishnitzer Rebbe and the Seret Vishnitzer Rebbe fainted during hanachas tefilin.

An Illit bus travelling the 198 route from Beit Shemesh to Beitar caught fire this morning.

Yishai Amnu demonstartes how to defend one's self from a stabbing attack.

Disturbing incidents of children throwing stone at firefighters who have come to extinguish fires have been reported this week in both Har Nof and Kiryat Sefer.

The neglected Tel Aviv Beit Knesset became a refuge for homeless Sudanese illegals – now it will be refurbished and restored as an active makom tefilah.

MKs Moshe Gafni and Yakov Litzman put their differences of opinion aside and rally to help a family in need at the hospital.

Gerrer Chossid Yisrael Yeret explains in his parting post, What our Rebbe said- is basically that we are addicted. He's right.

IDF officer seriously injured in blast Tuesday night

A group of Mashgichim from "Badatz Shearis Yisrael" went down to the fields of the the "Bikurei Sadeh" plant, where they wee able to see upfront the process of growing, harvesting, weighing and packing. This is the first photo gallery in this series.

Yom Hazikaron events will continue throughout Israel today.

Harav Moshe Chadash, Rosh Yeshivas Ohr Elchanan was hospitalized yesterday after not feeling well. The bachurim responded with a taanis dibur.

Thousands of talmedei yeshivos Belz gathered Monday for Kvias Shiur. The Admor encourged them to strenghten themselves in Ahavas Chaverim.