Mea shearim

Undercover police arrest three haredi riot suspects after Jerusalem rock throwing

While operating in Mea She’arim, a group of rioters began throwing stones and other objects at the officers, who were then arrested.

Rioters throw rocks at Israel Police operating in Mea She'arim.
Rescuing the Torahs just days after Yom Kippur lent the mission particular meaning.

United Hatzalah volunteers rescue Torah scrolls from Jerusalem synagogue fire

Emergency units respond to a fire in Jerusalem's ultra-Orthorox Mea Shearim neighborhood on September 23, 2026.

Fire in Jerusalem's Mea She'arim neighborhood prompts mass emergency response

Signs and other items inciting and supporting terrorism were confiscated in Jerusalem's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) neighborhood of Mea She’arim, according to the Israel Police, August 18, 2026.

Terrorism-supporting signs, inciting items confiscated from Mea She'arim warehouses


Mea She'arim and Muslim Quarter: A tale of two neighborhoods

Riots and violent attacks on passersby in both Mea She’arim and the Muslim Quarter (more precisely, around Damascus Gate) are prompting the police to take action.

POLICE RAID Mea She’arim, April 20

Mea Shearim rabbis convene to combat violence against cleaning workers

The rabbis convened after the Histradrut, Israel's workers union, stopped providing cleaning services for the area following cases of violence.

Mea Shearim, Jerusalem during coronavirus pandemic

17-year-old indicted for participating in attempted lynch mob in J'lem

The defendant and the rioters climbed onto Hamed's vehicle, while in the background the rioters shouted "Arab Arab," and "We will kill him".

Ibrahim Hamed, the driver who was accused of running over a man in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem is seen outside the traffic police headquarter after he was discharged of all charges on March 2, 2021, in Jerusalem. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Police arrest 12 suspects involved in riots, assaults in Mea She'arim

Five of the suspects arrested on Thursday are reportedly under the age of 18.

Israeli police officers clash with Ultra Orthodox Jewish men during a protest against the enforcement of coronavirus emergency regulations, in the Ultra Orthodox jewish neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, October 4, 2020

Arab who ran over man in Mea She'arim: I was sure they would kill me

“They wanted to kill me because I’m Arab. When I turned onto the street, they started attacking me and throwing rocks at me,” Ibrahim Hamed said.

Ibrahim Hamed, the driver accused of running over a man Sunday night in Mea Shearim  arrivesat Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on Monday

Skunk spray, burning bins highlight gov't impotence to haredi resistance

"I don't believe in coronavirus," says recently recovered coronavirus patient.

Haredim are seen walking on Strauss Street near Mea She'arim in Jerusalem following riots against COVID-19 regulations, on January 25, 2021.

Journalist attacked by haredi mob in Mea She'arim

When he left his car to retrieve the camera tripod, he was bombarded by stones and trash bags, as well as other objects. He has sustained multiple injuries.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews seen in the street of the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim on a rainy day, January 18, 2021.

Police allow participation of 300 hassidim in illegal funeral -report

The report indicated that the hassidim weren't wearing masks and did not keep the required distance from each other according to the Health Ministry's guidelines.

GERRER HASSIDIM at a wedding in Jerusalem.

13 arrested during protest in Mea She'arim, Jerusalem

A driver who was passing through the area was surrounded by several protesters who attempted to block his way and ran over several of them before escaping the scene.

Extremist haredi men protest against jail sentences for draft dodgers.

This week in Jerusalem: A round-up of city affairs

Pisgat Ze'ev's new cultural institution has a 400-seat auditorium, space for workshops and courses, the only movie theater in that part of the capital.

A VIEW of the Pisgat Ze’ev neighborhood, with the security barrier in the background