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In Photos: Jerusalem In the Wake of the LGBT Pride Murder
A fatal stabbing spree by an ultra-Orthodox man at Jerusalem’s LGBT pride march on July 30 shocked the city, Israel, and the world. VICE News reports on the demonstrations and tension following this event.
How a Brutal Murder Is Changing Jerusalem’s LGBT Community
In the week after a deadly stabbing at Jerusalem's gay pride parade that shocked Israel, the Holy City's LGBT and Orthodox communities have been thrust into a moment of crisis.
Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade Stabbing Suspect Identified as 2005 Attacker
Yishai Schlissel had just been released from a 10 year prison sentence for the 2005 stabbing.
We Witnessed an Initiation Ceremony That Turned Ragtag Rebels Into Cossacks
VICE News watched an hourlong initiation rite where a band of rebels fighting in Eastern Ukraine officially become Cossacks, renowned for centuries for their battlefield prowess.
Secret Protestant Churches in Donetsk: Ukraine's Religious War
In Donetsk, Protestants are being persecuted by Russian Orthodox separatists, forced to conduct their Sunday services in secret. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky investigates.
Ultra-Orthodox Women Enter Israel’s Election Race to Anger and Protest
B’Zchutan, a party founded for and by Haredi women, has nine candidates in the March 17 vote, pushing for a greater voice and rights for what they say is an "invisible" group. But not everyone is happy about it.
Soul Food: Greek Orthodox Easter
In our brand-new series on food and religion, Dawn O’Porter crashes a Greek Orthodox Easter festival, braids her own tsoureki, and falls in love with the delectable flavors of sacrificial lamb.
Hasidic Rock Band Bulletproof Stockings Just Want an All Girl Party
I met with Dalia and Perl of Bulletproof Stockings at their apartment—a week after their controversial women-only show in Brooklyn—to talk about feminism, performing for gentiles, and keeping the Torah.
Kings Highway to Hell
Recently, I spent a Sunday afternoon on a quest of sexual perversion and depravity at the Kings Highway Cinema, a place so disgusting it may have changed my fundamental views on sex forever.