How to understand the sometimes violent defiance of life-preserving lockdown rules by a substantial minority of the Haredi community, and what Israel should do about it

Yehuda Meshi-Zahav also lost a brother last month; amid lockdown violations in ultra-Orthodox communities, he says rabbis have 'blood on their hands' for disdaining COVID rules

Yehuda Meshi-Zahav pleaded with his family not to hold a party, but with Haredi leaders not taking the virus seriously, the ZAKA rescue group leader says he didn't stand a chance

How to explain the blinkered defiance and contempt among an extremist minority in the ultra-Orthodox community for humankind's efforts to thwart this pandemic, and how to tackle it

Yehuda Meshi-Zahav says many ultra-Orthodox are fighting virus, but a worrying number refuse and won't reconsider even as death toll rises and hatred of community spreads

With high infection rates among Haredim, Yehuda Meshi-Zahav says community feels let down by its leaders; Rivlin slams 'false accusations' any group is more culpable than others