An opaque council controls smartphone access for Israel’s Haredim population, but many are making forays online anyway
Tel Aviv’s booming science and technology industry, bolstered by graduates of elite army intelligence units, has earned Israel the nickname “start-up nation”.
Yet in Bnei Brak, an ultra-Orthodox suburb just a few kilometres east of Tel Aviv’s skyscrapers, a vicious fight is being waged over whether smartphones are compatible with traditional Jewish law, and who should have the power to decide on internet access.
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An opaque council controls smartphone access for Israel’s Haredim population, but many are making forays online anyway
Tel Aviv’s booming science and technology industry, bolstered by graduates of elite army intelligence units, has earned Israel the nickname “start-up nation”.
Yet in Bnei Brak, an ultra-Orthodox suburb just a few kilometres east of Tel Aviv’s skyscrapers, a vicious fight is being waged over whether smartphones are compatible with traditional Jewish law, and who should have the power to decide on internet access. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian