Beit Shemesh
Ultra-Orthodox rioters throw stones, call police 'Nazis' in protests over dead infants' autopsies
Eleven were arrested before protests began to disperse following the High Court of Justice's blocking of the planned autopsies.
Fire breaks out in Ramat Beit Shemesh apt., no injuries reported
Inside the unexpected cultural renaissance happening in Beit Shemesh
From Miami to Beit Shemesh: A doctor’s mission to restore Hebrew pronunciation
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.
Beit Shemesh elections show limit of haredi rabbinic power
The mayoral election in the city is, at press time, very delicately balanced between incumbent haredi mayor Moshe Abutbul (Shas) and his religious-Zionist challenger Aliza Bloch.
As municipal elections end, some mayors show less grace than others
After serving as mayor of Nahariya for 30 years, Jacky Sabag calls residents 'ingrates' after losing local elections.
The future of our children in Israel
Sadly, in recent years, Beit Shemesh has frequently been seen in the headlines with negative associations, often related to friction between different segments of the population.
