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Sam SokolThe Times of Israel |
War cabinet minister spars with far-right police minister, following reports Washington may sanction the IDF’s Netzah Yehuda battalion
Pre-Passover video message from PM says terror group has rejected all offers, ‘draws encouragement from the pressures directed at the Israeli...
After Knesset bill nixed, Religious Services Ministry pushes similar changes that critics say would ’emasculate local authorities and completely...
The party and the organizations dismiss allegations as political persecution, while far-right parties claim vindication for previously accusing...
Far-right minister’s party accuses ultra-Orthodox parties of tanking deal granting him more power, after reportedly opposing Haredi legislation...
‘All that is left of Mr. Security’ are ‘ruins from Be’eri to Kiryat Shmona,’ says Lapid. Opposition leader ‘preferred...
Some hard-right members of the government call for harsh retaliation, while war cabinet members Gantz and Gallant issue more measured statements,...
Shas distances itself from Interior Minister Moshe Arbel’s call, says only rabbis of the Council of Torah Sages can decide policy on the thorny...
Despite mutual recriminations over attendance, MK Evgeny Sova says ‘in practice there isn’t that much of a recess,’ noting daily...
After a couple of sudden surgeries, health concerns over Israel’s 74-year-old leader have risen. Unlike the US’s smooth succession,...
Netanyahu dismisses coalition partner’s appeal as ‘petty politics,’ claiming elections would harm the war effort, while opposition...
Protesters removed from visitors’ area after sparking tumult in plenum to mark 180 days of loved ones’ captivity, with several opposition...
MK says ultra-Orthodox parties hope Netanyahu can find ‘creative’ solution to Haredi enlistment in IDF before the High Court of Justice...
FSB says it foiled additional plot by suspects in ISIS shooting at Crocus City Hall, which killed over 140 people
Starting this week, hundreds of yeshivas will see their budgets slashed, prompting leading rabbis to look abroad to raise the funds needed to continue...
Opposition leader accuses Netanyahu of ‘fraud’ over his reported initiative to establish a panel on enlistment legislation without Gallant...
If passed, the bill would give PM and communications minister the power to shut down foreign news networks deemed threatening to national security
Opposition Leader Lapid tells gathered crowds ‘there is only one thing that is important to Netanyahu — to stay in office,’ as...
Opposition leader wins only 52 percent of vote in leadership contest he was expected to breeze through; thanks opponent for ‘a fair race’
Challenger MK Ram Ben Barak says he does not have major policy disagreements with longtime chairman, but wants to encourage change and democratization...
After House Committee votes for six-week break, Yisrael Beytenu chairman Liberman blasts ‘disconnected elected officials who do not deserve to...
Under pressure to finalize legislative update before ultra-Orthodox exemption law expires, Netanyahu meets with faction heads on revised draft
2 weeks after splitting with Gantz, minister leaves government, saying he has ‘no practical ability to influence the direction of policy’
Opposition leader calls on ministers to ditch government if law passes, as PM reportedly says coalition will collapse without bill’s approval...
‘The people won’t be able to put up with it,’ National Unity leader says of plan to raise age of exemption from service for...
Bemoaning ‘corruption of the political echelons,’ candidate for Labor party chairman calls to remove ultra-Orthodox,...
Lawmaker and former UN ambassador says he supports inclusion in war cabinet of ‘anyone who calls for a more aggressive approach’, brands...
‘It’s better to be pigs than in a place with secular people,’ says Jerusalem Faction leader Rabbi Zvi Friedman: ‘There is no...
But lawmaker insists the ultra-Orthodox must do national service, and doubles down on criticism of ‘worst government’ in Israeli history
Yesh Atid, National Unity join Yisrael Beytenu initiative to continue legislative work; coalition officials signal it will not happen
At least four arrested as riot police disperse demonstration; inside the parliament building, families of October 7 victims hand out ‘dismissal...
‘You don’t talk like that’ about Netanyahu, Tally Gotliv yells at man who lost four family members at Kibbutz Be’eri; Labor MK...
Private ulpans, new immigrants scramble to cope after government cuts off funding for lessons without warning
Minister asserts women were raped and murdered on October 7 ‘because there were not enough weapons,’ saying his office has given out...
It’s ‘unacceptable’ for lawmakers to take vacations during a national security crisis, hawkish opposition politician declares
Unless new consensus framework can be reached by the end of the month, the government will have to enlist ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students, endangering...
Memorial day to be observed on 24 Tishrei, with separate state ceremonies for fallen soldiers and civilians; this year to be marked on October 7 as...
In implicit rebuke of outgoing party chair Merav Michaeli, ex-Meretz MK Golan pledges ‘to create a large and wide movement’ on the...
Netanyahu expected to push for additional delay in drafting yeshiva students as ultra-Orthodox parties hammer out their own compromise offer
Only 23% of Jews and 19% of Arabs trust the government, according to the 2023 Israel Democracy Institute annual survey, but Arab Israelis exhibit...
Disagreements over the conduct of the war and desire to position himself as a liberal-right alternative to PM once the war is over drove New Hope...
While Opposition Leader Lapid decries the most ‘sectoral, detached and profligate budget’ ever, Likud says legislation ‘guarantees...
‘Our voice, the voice of the statesmanlike right, is more essential today than ever,’ says New Hope leader; ‘Thank you and good...
Finance Minister Smotrich ‘doesn’t see the Arabs in the budget,’ says United Arab List MK Waleed Alhwashla, claiming budget will widen...
Halevi’s only mandate is to ‘conduct the war and that’s it,’ far-right minister says; Lapid calls Haredi enlistment an...
Yitzhak Yosef’s statement that Haredim will ‘all move abroad’ if government drafts yeshiva students constitutes misuse of authority,...
46.1% of eligible voters cast ballots in run-off elections across the country; right-wing candidate Matan Dil wins in Rehovot, former MK Oren Hazan...
Run-offs underway in Ariel, Beit Shemesh, Abu Ghosh, Haifa and 31other cities and villages where no candidate managed to reach 40% in last...
Opposition leader notes that ultra-Orthodox wouldn’t get stipends from government overseas as they do in Israel, reacting to Yitzhak...
Despite defense minister and IDF chief’s calls for more soldiers, UTJ lawmakers threaten to bolt coalition if even ‘one real yeshiva...