Jerusalem Institute of Justice

Jack Teitel Update

February 13th, 2010

Suspected Jewish terrorist admits to anti-missionary activities

Civil Union Bill Will Only Help a Few

January 3rd, 2010

Many Israel Beiteinu voters complain civil union bill does not address problem
A significant portion of Israel Beiteinu’s voters believe that the pending Civil Union Bill aimed at easing marriage restrictions on Israeli citizens not considered halachicly Jewish falls far short of addressing the core problems faced by some 300,000 people who cannot get married here, [...]

Persecution in Beit She’an

December 3rd, 2009

‘Haredim torched messianic Jew’s car’
Dec. 3, 2009
BEN HARTMAN , THE JERUSALEM POST
Beit She’an police on Wednesday arrested two haredi residents on suspicion they torched a car belonging to a local messianic Jew late Tuesday night. The car was parked next to the city’s police station when it was burned.
The two suspects’ remands were extended until [...]

Civil Rights in a Fledging Democracy

November 20th, 2009

Civil Rights in a Fledging Democracy

Extremist Charged with Murder

November 12th, 2009

Murder charges for Jewish settler

Mr Teitel said he had ‘no regrets’

Thursday 12, November 2009
A Jewish settler has been charged in Israel with murdering two Palestinians and attacking left-wing Israeli, gay and messianic Jewish targets.
Yaakov Teitel, an American immigrant who lives in the West Bank, faces 14 charges, including two counts of murder and three of [...]

Conversions Challenged

November 7th, 2009

The double lives of Jewish converts in Israel
ED RETTIG and SETH FARBER 
 
 

Ilana has been living a double life in Israel. Though her first visit was as a Catholic, she ultimately decided to convert to Judaism, and following her conversion in Italy in 2006, she moved to Israel.
Incredibly, despite the fact that the (Orthodox) Chief Rabbinate [...]

U.S. State Department – International Religious Freedom Report 2009

October 28th, 2009

U.S. State Department – International Religious Freedom Report 2009

Hiddush – Religion and State Index Pole

October 17th, 2009

Hiddush – Religion and State Index Pole

October 07, 2009

October 7th, 2009

State-Backed Persecution

October 03, 2009

October 3rd, 2009

UNBELIEVABLE: How does the Yad L’achim organization fight Messianic Jews?