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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.”...
United Torah Judaism MK Moshe Gafni seen during a committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, Sept. 26, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Haredi coalition partner: Close Temple Mount to Jews

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After more than 3,000 Jewish pilgrims visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the first days of the week-long Sukkot holiday, one of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's key ultra-Orthodox coalition partners on Wednesday...
Yeshivah students study at the Kamenitz Yeshiva in Jerusalem on July 25, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Netanyahu nixes proposed Basic Law on Torah study

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A bill proposed on Tuesday to define Torah study as a "core state value" is "off the table and will not be advanced," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud Party, after members...
United Torah Judaism Party leader Yitzhak Goldknopf heads to the podium at the Knesset in Jerusalem, Dec. 29, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

UTJ bill would make Torah study ‘core state value,’ enshrine draft exemptions

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The United Torah Judaism Party on Tuesday proposed the passage of a quasi-constitutional Basic Law that would define Torah study as a “core state value," in a bid to effectively place on par the...
Knesset Member Yitzhak Goldknopf, leader of the United Torah Judaism Party, heads to the podium at the Knesset, Dec. 29, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Haredi leader’s ultimatum: IDF draft law or ‘we quit’

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Yitzhak Goldknopf, leader of the United Torah Judaism Party (UTJ), said that “if the new recruitment plan isn’t settled, the government will fall apart,” speaking of a haredi conscription law the ultra-Orthodox parties are...
Benjamin Netanyahu during a plenum session in Israel's parliament. Dec. 13, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu: This will be a ‘liberal-nationalist’ government

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Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday rejected criticism that his coalition will pursue a right-wing extremist agenda. During a Knesset plenum, Netanyahu said, “Everyone will live in accordance with their own faith. This will...
Leaders of the Reform and Conservative movements meet with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. Photo: GPO/Kobi Gideon.

Haredim livid as Bennett meets Reform, Conservative leaders

Israel’s prime minister met on Monday with the heads of the Reform and Conservative movements to advance the framework agreement for egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall. The meeting, which came after a nearly...
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...
Members of Israel's United Torah Judaism Party hold a press conference after meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on Sept. 23, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Israel’s United Torah Judaism Party is eyeing national-religious voter base

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As Israel’s March 2 elections near, the parties’ race to poach voters from each other has not skipped the ultra-Orthodox factions, which are now setting their sights on the national-religious voter base. Recent polls predict that both...