In Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, where the rule of law sometimes takes a back seat to the rule of God, zealots are on a campaign to stamp out behavior they consider unchaste. They hurl stones at women for such "sins" as wearing a red blouse, and attack stores selling devices that can access the Internet.
In recent weeks, self-styled "modesty patrols" have been accused of breaking into the apartment of a Jerusalem woman and beating her for allegedly consorting with men. They have torched a store that sells MP4 players, fearing devout Jews would use them to download pornography.
Israeli rights groups have called on the international community to intervene in order to prevent a...
On 16 July, activists launched a digital campaign under the hashtag "They Lied to You" to...
The charred shell of the Al-Masri family home in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City was...
