 | By Murray Weiss, DNAinfo.com June 21, 2012 BROOKLYN — Four men were arrested Thursday morning for allegedly offering a $500,000 bribe to a sexually abused teenager to get her to drop charges against a popular Orthodox community counselor who is presently on trial in Brooklyn. READ MORE |
Add Comment  Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Extreme Eda Haredit faction decides to denounce women wearing cloaks after learning they refuse to send their children to school, put their families in danger for modesty reasons By Kobi Nahshoni Ynetnews.com After years of intentional disregard, the past few weeks have seen a change in the ultra-Orthodox community's treatment of "Taliban Women" – haredi women wearing cloaks for modesty reasons.The extreme Eda Haredit faction in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood has launched a war on the "veiled women", as they are referred to on the haredi street. READ MORE Taliban mom in court |
