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Tobey Finkelstein

Jun 11, 2026, 12:26 PM

If only just a few Haredim were calling police ‘Nazis’ and women ‘shiksas’

Haredi protesters attempt to block traffic on a road in Beit Shemesh during a demonstration on June 9, 2026. (Israel Police)

Ultra-Orthodox rioters are no longer fringe extremists: I watched local teens block cars and my Haredi neighbors cheer them on – as the police did nothing

About Me

Tobey Finkelstein made aliyah with her family to Sheinfeld, Beit Shemesh, in 2018. She believes fiercely in the ability of people's choices to make things anywhere from mildly to astronomically better -- or to turn them into a flaming dumpster fire.