Atheists, agnostics and religiously unaffiliated people in Arab world tell about the various ways they get around while avoiding persecution

Municipal workers dismantled a barrier that worshipers placed in Dizengoff Square between men and women in response to confrontations over the divider on Yom Kippur

The breaking up of a prayer event over gender segregation has galvanized liberals worried about a slide into coercion, with battle lines mirroring divisions found in overhaul fight

Event born out of secular-religious clashes and a demonstration against far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir marks an unusual mix of faith and politics

Angry tussles mar Judaism's holiest day, as Orthodox and secular tensions hit a boiling point at court-barred, public gender-divided prayer event in the liberal heart of Israel

City has prohibited the placing of a divider between men and women at popular street event that draws 2,000 Orthodox and secular participants; as things stand, it won't go ahead

Haredi and secularist extremism, as well as the alleged involvement of a former politician with a criminal record, are muddying the lakeside city's political waters

An attempt to accommodate summertime Haredi visits to nature reserves is adding heat to the raging fight over the country's character

Many cite a desire to fight what they see as increasing religious coercion, whereas others are flouting the law to mitigate decreasing profit margins amid inflation

Commentary in religious book distributed to officers for holiday says God sometimes 'allows our enemies to attack us so that we're inspired to repent'