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Haredi enlistment: The political hot potato before the Knesset recess

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The Israeli High Court’s decision on Tuesday was plain and simple: When it comes to enlistment to the Israel Defense Forces, there needs to be equality between all sectors of the Israeli public. This decision...

A fraught 48 hours portend major crisis for Netanyahu’s coalition

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“Pull yourself together,” was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s warning to his government partners after 48 hours of coalition turmoil. It all started after Shas, the Sephardi ultra-Orthodox party, demanded approval for the “rabbis bill.”...
Rabbi Shimon Baadani attends a campaign event of the Shas party in Tiberias, Feb. 27, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Shas Party spiritual leader Shimon Baadani dies at 94

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Rabbi Shimon Baadani, the president of the Shas Party’s Council of Torah Sages, died on Wednesday morning at Sheba Medical Center (Tel Hashomer Hospital) in Ramat Gan at the age of 94. Baadani suffered from...
Israel Interior Minister Aryeh Deri with Education Minister Naftali Bennett during a Shas Party press conference at the Knesset, on Feb. 27, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli lawmakers eye direct vote for prime minister as way out of gridlock

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The Shas Party is pushing for a vote to reform Israel’s electoral system to enable a special election for prime minister, Israel’s Channel 12 reported on Sunday. The plan was the result of a meeting between...
Knesset member Bezalel Smotrich speaks during a meeting of Israel's right-wing bloc at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Nov. 20, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Religious Zionist Party officially endorses Netanyahu for prime minister

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Israel’s Religious Zionist Party leader Bezalel Smotrich announced on Tuesday that he plans to recommend that Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin task Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming the next government. “Based on the prime minister’s commitment that...