Tag: United Torah Judaism
Haredi coalition partner: Close Temple Mount to Jews
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...
Netanyahu nixes proposed Basic Law on Torah study
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...
UTJ bill would make Torah study ‘core state value,’ enshrine draft exemptions
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...
Haredi leader’s ultimatum: IDF draft law or ‘we quit’
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...
Netanyahu: This will be a ‘liberal-nationalist’ government
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...
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...
New bill seeks to grant rabbis immunity from incitement charges
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...
Israel to relax synagogue attendance restrictions ahead of Tisha B’Av, say ministers
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...
Israel’s United Torah Judaism Party is eyeing national-religious voter base
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...
Likud up to 32 seats, UTJ down to seven after election panel amends results
Israel’s Central Election Committee announced late on Tuesday night that it was amending the final election results following an investigation into electoral fraud, bumping the Likud Party from 31 to 32 seats, and the...