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Report says despite PM’s promises, Haredi draft exemption bill likely to be postponed; out of 10,000 Haredim who received draft orders since July,...
While UTJ chair Goldknopf threatens to send Israel to elections if Haredi draft-exemption bill not passed, other Haredi MKs say problems solved with...
Haredim are pushing for coalition funds for Vaad HaYeshivot, which tells yeshiva students to ignore the law in favor of ‘the instructions of the...
Items approved include $350 million for yeshivas, $2.2 million for groups that arrange IDF exemptions for Haredi students, $6.9 million for Jewish...
Relatives of victims pushed, hit and dragged away, 3 need medical attention, before they are let into visitors’ gallery; Yarden Bibas urges PM to...
Halt imposed as Israel accuses Hamas of refusing proposal to extend first phase of truce; terror group slams ‘cheap extortion,’ warns of...
Writing to cabinet secretary, UTJ chief Goldknopf demands ‘immediate’ action on issue to ensure his party backs the crucial state budget; previous...
‘There is no holy date for the conscription law. On the other hand, if the budget is not passed by the end of March, there will be no government,’...
Dozens of central committee members, Likud legal advisor accuse former defense minister of assisting their political opponents, demand he be removed...
Michal Woldiger tells The Times of Israel legislation can be extended if it succeeds in boosting enlistment, but if it fails, ‘then something else...
Unlike an apolitical state commission of inquiry, the members of Ariel Kallner’s proposed ‘egalitarian state commission of inquiry’ would be...
If the passage of a bill exempting Haredim from military service is not expedited, Israel will ‘go to summer elections,’ threatens United Torah...
As of December 2024, 54% of voters of Netanyahu’s ruling party planned on supporting it in the next election, according to Israel Democracy Institute
Shlomo Karhi says ‘an actual impeachment process will begin’ in 2-3 weeks, but spokesman for Justice Minister Levin says he doesn’t know...
At Knesset, opposition’s Gantz, Liberman blast PM for playing politics at expense of national security, with bus bombing terror plot an example of...
Right-wing MKs seeking to boot Ofer Cassif, the Arab-majority Hadash-Ta’al party’s only Jewish lawmaker, for comparing Palestinians in Gaza to...
Condolences come from diplomats after Hamas hands over caskets said to be holding bodies of 4 captives; minister: ‘Society that cultivates a...
Legislation also bans issuing entry permits to anybody who publicly supports international prosecution of Israeli citizens over their activities in...
‘The effectiveness of the sanctions are what will make this law real or not,’ deputy AG tells key Knesset committee deliberating law
Hadash-Ta’al legislator Ofer Cassif compares Israeli plans for ‘voluntary migration’ from Gaza to flight of Jews from Germany ahead of World War II
Opposition’s representative on the Judicial Selection Committee accuses Justice Minister Yariv Levin of seeking ‘authority without...
Movement for Quality Government says Agudat Yisrael promoting draft dodging, assisting Haredim to circumvent order on daycare subsidies for kids of...
Budget official says conscription effort will only work if those who refuse to serve feel a real pinch in their pocket; Yesh Atid MK Moshe Tur-Paz:...
Association for Civil Rights in Israel calls proposed legislation, which will also block groups from filing lawsuits in Israel, ‘a direct assault on...
Smotrich says Israel in talks with Washington on implementation of plan to encourage emigration of Gaza residents, claims process could ‘begin in...
Democrats party chief says suspicions must be investigated and those who had unofficial contacts with Qatar suspended; PM’s Likud calls remarks...
‘You don’t have to do anything, just ignore them,’ assistance center established by Meir Porush tells father of yeshiva student who was...
Edelstein says passage of potent enlistment law would allow him to look wives and mothers of soldiers ‘in the eye’; Chikli calls for breaking...
Opposition MKs jeer as PM lauds Trump plan to relocate Gazans and talks up war’s achievements. He tells them: ‘You got your “day after” plan,...
‘Everyone should be a soldier,’ former IDF manpower chief tells Times of Israel, calls to provide limited number of service exemptions for top...
‘We wish Gallant success in the left-wing bloc,’ Likud says after former defense minister criticizes the government in his first interview since...
‘The ball is now in the hands of the prime minister,’ Otzma Yehudit leader says. ‘Impossible to carry out a transfer without committing war...
State TV says base holds ‘hundreds of cruise missiles,’ which IRCG chief Salami asserts can ‘create hell for enemy vessels’
Herzog says nation ‘deeply concerned for the fate of our beloved Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas’; Ben Gvir demands resumption of war to ‘destroy...
Only 32% of recruits listed as Haredim are actually ultra-Orthodox, Israel Democracy Institute researcher Gilad Malach tells Knesset Foreign Affairs...
Walking back Deri’s apparent warning, Shas spokesman says ‘there’s no threat and no ultimatum’; ultra-Orthodox lawmaker reportedly meant other...
Recruiting currently exempt ultra-Orthodox men is ‘an existential national security necessity,’ minister declares; Haredi party members seek to...
If the status of yeshiva students is not settled within two months ‘we’ll go to elections,’ warns Deri; Shas MK Taieb says his son will go to jail...
Communications minister has come under intense criticism for measures seen as aiming to erode the independence of Kan
Ministerial Committee on Legislation also supports legislation to let government directly choose all members of Kan public broadcaster’s oversight...
Far-right finance minster says he is working on an ‘operational plan’ to turn idea into actionable policy; Otzma Yehudit leader says mass...
During debate on enlistment legislation, Fuchs says ‘process that will lead to the Haredim enlisting is a gradual one’ and must involve ‘consensus...
‘Even the most diligent minister in the world cannot invest effort in four ministries at the same time,’ protests Opposition Leader Yair...
Katz threatens to tank enlistment bill unless it ensures the preservation of the ‘Torah world,’ the network of full-time yeshivas that...
Prime minister ‘is once again choosing petty politics that endangers lives,’ says Yesh Atid, calling to close two of the three available...
Ministers express support in principle for annexing part of West Bank but say the process must involve US, and call opposition bill supported by Otzma...
Coalition, opposition welcome Halevi’s departure, thank him for taking responsibility for Oct. 7 failures; Smotrich, Ben Gvir hope replacement...
Documentary ‘A Letter to David’ by director Tom Shoval recalls his friendship with Hamas captive David Cunio; organizers say Arab...
‘What do you want, 100,000 people in prison?’ Defense Minister Katz asks critics, defending his proposal to only induct half of eligible...
Modeled after 1986 law prohibiting Holocaust denial, legislation mandates prison sentences of five years for denying the atrocities ‘with the...