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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri attend a Shas Party faction meeting at the Knesset, Jan. 23, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Deri criticizes Supreme Court decision, promises to ‘return ballot to the voters’

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Coalition lawmakers gathered at a Shas faction meeting at the Knesset in a show of support for party chairman Aryeh Deri on Monday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Deri from the Cabinet on Sunday, in accordance with...
Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu with Shas leader Aryeh Deri, Religious Zionist Party head Bezalel Smotrich and other party leaders at a swearing-in ceremony of the 25th Knesset in Jerusalem, Nov. 15, 2022. Photo: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90

Likud, Religious Zionist parties sign coalition agreement, paving the way to a new government

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The Likud and Religious Zionist parties reached a coalition agreement on Thursday evening that clears the way for Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu to form a government backed by 64 members of Israel’s Knesset. Under the...
United Torah Judaism Knesset members Yaakov Litzman and Yisrael Eichler during a plenum session in the Israeli parliament on March 12, 2018. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

New bill seeks to grant rabbis immunity from incitement charges

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A new bill presented last week by ultra-Orthodox parties Shas and United Torah Judaism seeks to grant rabbis comprehensive immunity against criminal prosecution for incitement, Israel Hayom learned on Sunday. The bill, sponsored by UTJ Knesset member...
Jewish men pray outside a synagogue in Beitar Illit, Israel, on July 9, 2020. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.

Israel to relax synagogue attendance restrictions ahead of Tisha B’Av, say ministers

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Israel’s Health Ministry will increase the number of worshippers permitted in synagogues ahead of Tisha B’Av, which begins on Wednesday evening, the heads of the ultra-Orthodox political parties announced on Monday. The current limit...
UTJ Party head Yaakov Litzman (left) and Shas Party leader Aryeh Deri attend a conference at the Ramada Jerusalem Hotel on Feb. 16, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

UTJ, Shas sign vote-sharing agreement as elections loom

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Israel’s ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism and Shas parties concluded a vote-sharing agreement on Tuesday and pledged to continue working together in the next Knesset “with full cooperation.” The deal was signed by Shas leader Interior...
Israeli Minister of Interior Affairs and head of the Shas party Aryeh Deri, seen with Shas parliament members at the campaign opening event in Bat Yam on Feb. 10, 2019. Photo by Yehuda Haim/Flash90.

Shas party tells High Court that women can become members, run for office

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The sephardic religious Shas Party has formally informed Israel’s High Court of Justice that its regulations do not prevent women from becoming members eligible to run for public office. The statement came following a petition...