Berland flies back to Israel after being barred entry into country that blacklisted him for claiming Russian invasion was punishment for Kyiv barring his sect from Uman

Rally outside cabinet minister Meir Porush's home comes over reports he tried to help Eliezer Berland enter Ukraine

Group supporting victims of sexual assault in ultra-Orthodox community demands Meir Porush apologize for aiding Eliezer Berland

2 arrested after rioters throw stones at chief rabbi of Safed for his harsh criticism of criminal Rabbi Eliezer Berland; capital's Deputy Mayor Aryeh King lightly injured

Municipality defends allowing sex offender Rabbi Eliezer Berland and his followers to build sukkah on city-owned land, as vacationing staff aren't parking there over holidays

Cult leader required to leave NIS 650,000 in guarantees; permission for pilgrimage to Ukraine given despite severe government warning against travel to war-torn country

Cult leader served sentence for swindling sick and elderly followers out of millions of shekels; while he was in prison he was accused of involvement in 2 decades-old murder cases

Judge says name of Meir Rubinstein, who was 17 at time of Avi Edri's murder in 1990, can now be published; is suspected of dressing as woman reportedly to lure victim to his death

Indictment says Binyamin Ze'evi was part of a group that lured Nissim Shitrit, 17, and beat him to death, in case linked to cult leader Eliezer Berland

One suspect is unnamed son of ex-minister; indictment says they were part of group that lured Nissim Shitrit, 17, before beating him to death due to disapproval of his lifestyle