After a group of ultra-Orthodox “rioters” vandalized the home of High Court Justice Noam Sohlberg and his wife Meira in the Alon Shvut settlement in Gush Etzion on Wednesday night, Meira spoke to reporters about her shock. 

“How can Jews hurt one another?” she asked, calling the attack a “pogrom.” Leaders from across the political spectrum issued condemnations, including President Isaac Herzog, who called the violence “crossing a red line.” Notably absent from denunciations were the heads of leading ultra-Orthodox parties, which have turned a blind eye to violence by Haredim against military and police figures – including breaking into a police station in Beit Shemesh last week – and even justified them as an inevitable response to the criminalization of Haredi draft dodging. 

Earlier on Wednesday, Israel’s Civil Administration approved the construction of over 2,000 new settlement housing units, around half of which were set to be built in Gush Etzion as part of the Gvaot settlement, itself an extension of Alon Shvut. According to Finance Minister........

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