Tag: Shas
Deri predicts new elections if Haredi draft law not passed by March
Shas Party chairman Aryeh Deri said on Tuesday that if legislation exempting ultra-Orthodox men from military service is not passed in the next two months, Israel will head to new elections.
Speaking to the ultra-Orthodox Kol...
Haredi enlistment: The political hot potato before the Knesset recess
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
“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.”...
Shas Party spiritual leader Shimon Baadani dies at 94
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...
Israeli lawmakers eye direct vote for prime minister as way out of gridlock
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...
Religious Zionist Party officially endorses Netanyahu for prime minister
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...