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For more news and videos visit ☛ http://english.ntdtv.comFollow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevisionAdd us on Facebook ☛ http://me.lt/9P8MUn In Israel, more and more stories of Ultra Orthodox men forcefully imposing gender segregation in public places are surfacing in the local media, sparking outrage in mainstream society. On Tuesday, thousands protested in Beit Shemesh -- a city where clashes with Ultra Orthodox Jews are intensifying. Our correspondent brings us the story. On Tuesday thousands gathered in Beit Shemesh, a city situated between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, to protest against what they call "Ultra Orthodox Domination." The crowd consisted of secular and practicing Jews alike.[Yair Borsekovski, Practicing Jew, Student]: "These extremists are a threat to democracy in Israel, a threat to Israeli society and Jewish communities all over the world. They want to take over our communities. They want to throw us out of our cities and out of our homes."The anger against Ultra Orthodox Jews in the city erupted last week after Israeli television aired a story about a little girl who fell victim to a group of Ultra Orthodox men.[Nir Vargon, Orthodox Jewish Rabbi]: "A little girl who was dressed in a very Orthodox and not at all provocative fashion happened to walk on the wrong side of the street, and she was bombarded with insults and humiliations and curses. She was so hurt that she could not even go to school."But the little girl is not the only victim in the city of Beit Shemesh, where about one third of the population is Ultra Orthodox.Stories of Ultra Orthodox men terrorizing the neighborhood are abundant.Ana Smirnov owns a shop that sells women's under garments, in a secular part of town. She says Ultra Orthodox men smashed the front window three times in the past three years. Now she takes extra precautions.

Thousands of people in Israel have rallied against religious extremism, protesting the way some ultra-Orthodox Jews treat girls and women.Powered by NewsLook.com Producer : CBC

Thousands of people have gathered outside Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow in a day of prayer to defend the church against anti-Russian forces.The Orthodox establishment has come under attack in recent times because of its cosy relationship with the state and president-elect Vladimir Putin:...http://www.euronews.net/

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ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL Scores of Greek Orthodox Christians participated in an Orthodox Christmas mass in the West Bank town of Bethlehem as clocks rolled into Saturday (January 7). The mass was led by Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, in Bethlehem's Church of Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus. The Eastern churches include the ancient Assyrian Church, the Greek Orthodox, Armenian and the Coptic Church. Leaders from the various churches are arriving at the church to kick off their Christmas Eve celebrations. The Church of the Nativity is shared by the Eastern denominations and the Catholic Church, which celebrates Christmas Eve on December 24th.