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Shas vows to oppose 2026 budget unless coalition passes Haredi draft exemption bill

Deputy AG assails government for ignoring High Court order on sanctions for draft dodgers; Goldknopf compares penalties for yeshiva students to...

yesterday 10

Sam Sokol

Ben Gvir’s dismissal ‘will not happen,’ vows Netanyahu, bucking AG’s pressure

In tense cabinet meeting, deputy AG trades barbs with far-right minister, warns he is eroding police independence by interfering in investigations

yesterday 30

Sam Sokol

Court orders state to justify law that allows firing teachers who support terror

Critics charge law empowers ‘political entities’ and deprives teachers of due process; Smotrich says judges ‘trampling...

01.01.2026 60

Sam Sokol

Lapid petitions High Court to halt billion-shekel transfer to ultra-Orthodox schools

Court gives government until Wednesday morning to respond; ‘We will not allow Israel’s ultra-Orthodox children to be turned into second-class...

31.12.2025 10

Sam Sokol

Shas, Degel HaTorah trade barbs in fight for control of Jerusalem religious council

Haredi parties battle for control of capital’s religious bureaucracy, leading to boycotts of coalition legislation as form of leverage

30.12.2025 10

Sam Sokol

Knesset passes bill blocking provision of electricity and water to UNRWA facilities

Israel has alleged that more than 10 percent of the UN Palestinian refugee agency’s staff in Gaza have ties to terror groups

29.12.2025 60

Sam Sokol

IDF tells lawmakers Haredi draft exemption bill ‘far from’ solving troop shortage

Brig. Gen. Shay Tayeb warns Knesset defense panel that cuts to the length of mandatory military service mean the current troop shortage is only...

29.12.2025 50

Sam Sokol

AG’s office, Knesset legal advisory pan Haredi draft exemption bill

Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon tells MKs the controversial legislation will not ease the burden on reservists and ‘severely harms...

29.12.2025 10

Sam Sokol

Most Israelis feel there is no political party that represents their views – poll

Israel Democracy Institute study finds only 26% ‘feel that there is a party that properly represents them’ as country gears up for 2026...

29.12.2025 30

Sam Sokol

Culture minister says October 7 probe wouldn’t point to Netanyahu as ‘main culprit’

Miki Zohar claims ‘all Israeli citizens were complacent’ ahead of Hamas-led massacre; calls actions of Qatargate suspects...

26.12.2025 60

Sam Sokol

Knesset passes law allowing IDF, Shin Bet to hack into civilian security cameras

Security agencies allowed to access civilian systems without a judicial warrant. Bill ‘disproportionately violates human rights, first and...

25.12.2025 80

Sam Sokol

Haredi rabbis push English-speakers to dodge IDF draft, worried they might join up

Ultra-Orthodox leaders hold event in Ramat Beit Shemesh taking aim at a community of immigrants thought more likely to enlist than other Haredim,...

25.12.2025 40

Sam Sokol

Contentious law for politically appointed Oct. 7 probe passes preliminary Knesset reading

Opposition MKs removed from plenum during heated session; Lapid pledges to ‘not cooperate with this shameful farce’ as coalition calls to...

24.12.2025 30

Sam Sokol

Latest batch of Epstein files contain multiple references to Trump

Justice Department says ‘sensationalist claims’ against Trump filed just before the 2020 elections; letter written by Epstein from prison...

23.12.2025 30

Sam Sokol

‘It can be cheap here’: Smotrich raises VAT exemption on overseas orders to $150

Finance minister says move will lower cost of living, free Israelis from exploitation by monopolies; businesspeople protest, saying it’s a...

23.12.2025 40

Sam Sokol

Knesset extends authorities’ power to ban broadcasts deemed harmful to security

Law, now in effect until 2027, enables shuttering of outlets, seizure of equipment, and blocking of satellite transmissions in Israel and the West...

23.12.2025 60

Sam Sokol

Greta Thunberg arrested at pro-Palestinian protest in London

Police say the 22-year-old activist was detained for holding a placard showing support for the proscribed group Palestine Action at a demonstration...

23.12.2025 50

Sam Sokol

Katz vows Israel will build settlements in northern Gaza, later walks back comments

Defense minister’s original remarks came in defiance of positions taken by Netanyahu and Trump; Smotrich calls on PM to push West Bank...

23.12.2025 40

Sam Sokol

Bennett: Qatargate is ‘most serious act of treason’ in Israeli history, PM must resign

Opposition leaders echo former premier’s words, after news report sheds light on Netanyahu aides’ alleged work for Qatar while in Israeli...

22.12.2025 30

Sam Sokol

State Attorney’s Office probing video of riot officer beating ultra-Orthodox men

Department for Internal Police Investigations says it has received a number of clips for review from clashes last week in Jerusalem during which 13...

21.12.2025 50

Sam Sokol

Far-right MKs Har-Melech, Sukkot set to take over Knesset panels vacated by Shas

Health and education committees were left inactive since Shas quit its coalition posts in October, in protest of failure to pass Haredi draft...

19.12.2025 40

Sam Sokol

Shas lawmakers visit draft dodgers in military prison, pledge to pass evasion bill

Ultra-Orthodox party praises evaders’ ‘selfless dedication to the Torah,’ says their actions will be ‘remembered for...

18.12.2025 30

Sam Sokol

Knesset advances bill criminalizing interference with Orthodox religious practices in public

Coalition bill also requires civil court judges to pass test on Jewish law, though that clause expected to be nixed; MKs also vote for legislation...

18.12.2025 60

Sam Sokol

Knesset advances bills loosening rules for appointing government corporation heads

Critics say coalition-backed legislation would allow ministers to choose candidates without the requisite qualifications, appoint political cronies to...

18.12.2025 10

Sam Sokol

Lawmakers urge new definition of who is Haredi to close draft bill loophole

MKs argue against current method of counting anyone who briefly went to an ultra-Orthodox school, citing study showing most ‘Haredi’...

17.12.2025 30

Sam Sokol

Likud MK lays out proposed Oct. 7 probe in place of state inquiry; opposition rejects it

Yair Lapid pledges opposition will not cooperate with government’s ‘cover-up committee for October 7’; Bennett calls proposal...

14.12.2025 50

Sam Sokol

After Sydney attack, Netanyahu says he warned that Canberra ‘pours fuel on antisemitic fire’

Israeli politicians liken Sydney attack to Oct. 7, accuse Australia of ignoring anti-Jewish incidents prior to attack; some officials say...

14.12.2025 40

Sam Sokol

‘I want to fix the IDF’: Noam Tibon on the impact of Oct. 7 and what he plans to do in Knesset

Retired general who rescued his family from Hamas details plans for assertive defense policy, calls to expand the army’s ground forces and end...

12.12.2025 50

Sam Sokol

Bank of Israel: Haredi draft bill insufficient to ease reserve duty’s burden on economy

Enlistment targets too low and sanctions on draft dodgers too weak, says central bank; ex-IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot ‘unequivocally’ warns PM...

11.12.2025 30

Sam Sokol

Minister may preserve Be’eri homes gutted on Oct. 7 despite kibbutz vote for demolition

Amichay Eliyahu says he’s considering designating buildings as heritage sites as ‘last resort’ at behest of bereaved families; many...

11.12.2025 20

Sam Sokol

Remains of Sudthisak Rinthalak, last Thai hostage in Gaza, arrive home

Body of captive slain by terrorists on Oct. 7 and held for two years arrives at Bangkok airport, where family waits to perform Buddhist funeral rites...

10.12.2025 10

Sam Sokol

Religious Zionism denies it agreed to back controversial Haredi draft exemption bill

Smotrich’s party says no decision made after faction meeting, in which rabbis reportedly expressed doubts regarding IDF’s ability to...

10.12.2025 10

Sam Sokol

Legally iffy and loophole-laden, new Haredi draft bill a recruitment boon… for yeshivas

Legislation will not up number of ultra-Orthodox joining army, but will incentivize enlistment in religious schools and working on the sly or staying...

04.12.2025 10

Sam Sokol

Smotrich says proposed budget will open banking market, break monopolies

Finance minister promises to slash cost of living; Lapid warns of hidden agendas in coalition’s budget, says plan will ‘crush’...

04.12.2025 60

Sam Sokol

Bennett calls Haredi draft law a con, quotes Moses saying Torah students must fight in wars

PM cancels his own video address, claiming scheduling conflict, but Lapid and other rivals accuse him of hiding from public scrutiny over...

03.12.2025 60

Sam Sokol

IDF personnel head on Haredi draft: Army can ‘absorb everything needed,’ with notice

Some coalition MKs said to face threats of punishment if they keep speaking out against draft exemption bill; Likud MK bullish on bill’s chances;...

02.12.2025 30

Sam Sokol

Coalition MKs tear into Haredi draft exemption bill, throwing it into uncertainty

Minister pledges to vote against measure ‘even if it means the prime minister will fire me’; rare expressions of open defiance extend to...

01.12.2025 30

Sam Sokol

Likud rebel demands changes to ‘toothless’ ultra-Orthodox draft exemption bill

Dan Illouz pans fellow party member Bismuth’s suggestion for regulating community’s enlistment, says he can’t support legislation in...

01.12.2025 10

Sam Sokol

Ousted chair of Knesset defense panel: Government pushing ‘exact opposite’ of a conscription law

Likud MK Yuli Edelstein, who backed stricter measure, says critics inside coalition of bill exempting yeshiva students from IDF service will face...

28.11.2025 60

Sam Sokol

FIFA teams up with Switzerland to fund soccer fields for Palestinians in West Bank

Swiss government gives $149,000 to construction of community ‘FIFA arenas,’ following organization chief’s pledge to to ‘help...

28.11.2025 10

Sam Sokol

Bismuth presents bill exempting yeshiva students from IDF draft, loosening sanctions

Controversial legislation would only conscript members of ultra-Orthodox community who do not learn full-time in yeshiva, and lift all sanctions...

28.11.2025 20

Sam Sokol

VAT exemption on personal imports to rise from $75 to $150

Treasury says aim of Smotrich’s move is to reduce cost of living, remove power from alleged monopolies that keep consumer prices higher than...

26.11.2025 30

Sam Sokol

Lack of full-time leaders hobbling ministries ditched by Haredi parties, critics say

After weeks without any minister at all, five portfolios come under management of lawmakers busy with other tasks, sparking accusations that PM is...

25.11.2025 50

Sam Sokol

NYPD chief apologizes for allowing ‘turmoil’ outside synagogue

After anti-Israel activists chanted ‘Death to the IDF’ at Park East Synagogue entrance, Jessica Tisch says she could have done more; DoJ...

25.11.2025 20

Sam Sokol

Knesset approves Katz and Levin appointments to head ministries vacated by Haredim

Likud ministers handed posts held by Haredi parties before they bolted government months ago; Netanyahu hoping advancement of conscription bill could...

25.11.2025 20

Sam Sokol

Cabinet appoints Levin to head labor, religious services and Jerusalem ministries

Justice minister to helm portfolios vacated after ultra-Orthodox parties withdrew from government this summer; he will retain control ‘until...

23.11.2025 60

Sam Sokol

Sidestepping state October 7 probe, Netanyahu may see chance to outflank opposition

Pushing an inquiry that falls short of public demands, PM could still score politically by changing the narrative and giving his base a rallying cry...

21.11.2025 20

Sam Sokol

UTJ’s Degel HaTorah faction says it supports latest version of draft exemption bill

Party’s rabbinic leaders demand that yeshiva students ‘continue to study,’ says spokesman for Rabbi Lando; in response, Religious...

19.11.2025 40

Sam Sokol

Retired general Noam Tibon, known for Oct. 7 rescue, joins Yesh Atid party

Former commander of IDF’s Northern Corps, demanding state commission of inquiry into Hamas attack and end to Haredi draft exemptions, brings...

19.11.2025 30

Sam Sokol

Minister says Oct. 7 inquiry will probe ‘judicial system,’ those who ‘weakened deterrence’

Amichai Eliyahu says investigation will look at ‘those who imposed absurd and delusional moral rules on the IDF’; Liberman condemns...

18.11.2025 30

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