Thursday, April 16, 2026

Is this an ultra-Orthodox MeToo moment?

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Yolande Knell

BBC News, Jerusalem

BBC Shayli Tevel prays in the forestBBC

Shayli Tevel says he was abused throughout his teens by a leading member of the community

When senior ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel tried to silence or blame victims of sexual abuse who had been allegedly attacked by high-profile men in the community, young people expressed their anger. Some likened the furious response by young haredi Jews – for whom talk of sex is taboo and reaching out to police is often not an option – to the #MeToo movement.

Shayli Tevel weeps as he prays, calling out to God: “Father, I’ve no energy left to absorb all this.”

The former ultra-Orthodox Jew is wearing a white prayer shawl and…



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