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Far-right minister rejects longtime status quo at flashpoint Jerusalem holy site; Prime Minister’s Office: ‘Israel’s policy concerning the Temple...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesperson denies allegations, says ‘Israel does not fund the humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip’
Sponsors of bipartisan bill assert that lack of an explicit security doctrine damaged the country’s preparedness in the face of threats, paving way...
Hawkish lawmaker says he expects to be reinstated to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee within weeks, criticizes government’s campaign as...
‘Yair, the blood of the embassy employees is on your hands and on those of your friends,’ tweets Amichay Eliyahu; President Herzog calls...
Haredim continue legislative boycott for third week in effort to pressure PM to pass a law exempting yeshiva students from military service. Coalition...
After widespread condemnation, left-wing leader insists he supports soldiers, says his words meant for government that ‘sounds like Hamas’...
Non-Haredi workers set to pay an additional average NIS 3,540 in taxes in 2025 due to low ultra-Orthodox employment, researcher finds
Ex-general says Israel becoming ‘pariah state’; PM accuses him of ‘antisemitic blood libel’; IDF chief condemns comment...
Father of US president’s son-in-law approved 51-45; citing Holocaust survivor parents, real estate developer who was pardoned by Trump has said...
Otzma Yehudit MK Limor Son Har-Melech lauds legislation as ‘true equality’; while Labor MK Merav Michaeli derides bill as promoting...
Lapid says ‘Zionist parties’ will meet next week to discuss the issue; Golan says he is on board; former PM Bennet also invited to join...
Yisrael Beytenu party head accuses former Sephardic chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and other leading rabbis of violating the law by urging yeshiva students...
‘Eagles of the Republic’ tells of Egyptian filmmaker forced to make propaganda film; director used real footage of Sissi, found lookalike...
MK Amit Halevi becomes second lawmaker from ruling party removed from key committee as dissent within coalition mounts amid strain on reservists 19...
The National Unity no. 2 says similarly that there’s no reason to discuss resettling Gaza, and accuses Netanyahu of turning war into...
After his 2021-2022 government was brought down by revolts in his party, the former PM plans to hold on closely to the levers of political power when...
Dollar still facing pressure over uncertainty surrounding Trump tariffs, while equity markets were generally lower Thursday
Video from the scene shows the minister walking back and forth in the street challenging residents, as police attempt to restrain him
Multiple private members bills sponsored by coalition lawmakers were removed from the Knesset plenum’s agenda on Wednesday as the Shas and United...
Tehran ‘must stop sponsoring terror, halt its bloody proxy wars,’ US president says at Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Riyadh; Iran’s FM...
‘If they come to yeshivas and arrest students… we will all go abroad,’ says Yitzhak Yosef, threatening a mass exodus for the second time
Enlisting yeshiva students is ‘an essential security need,’ says AG’s office, calling for enhanced enforcement and stronger sanctions against...
‘As soon as there is one arrest…we will shut down the government,’ United Torah Judaism official says
Rabbi Haim Yosef Abergel, who has challenged the ultra-Orthodox Sephardi party at the local level, advocates for Haredim to serve in military and...
The ‘Americans are fed up with Netanyahu,’ says Lapid, while Golan asserts release of hostage lone soldier due to US intervention constitutes an...
Continuation of efforts to restrain the judiciary on the part of the coalition ‘significantly affects the democratic nature’ of Israel, says...
While asserting that his legislation is not intended to raise public officials’ wages, Likud’s Avihai Boaron insists some are having trouble...
‘Haredi evaders did not suffer at all according to this enforcement policy,’ says former chief military defense counsel Ran Cohen Rochverger
Failure to pass the controversial legislation could put the continued existence of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government in jeopardy, warn...
Without a bill shielding Haredim from the draft, the Knesset’s ultra-Orthodox parties are weighing tactics from boycotting votes on coalition...
After Kan claims former premier paid NIS 35,000 to political rival in 2020 to keep a secret, both men say money was solely a lawsuit settlement, while...
Bills under discussion would shutter Kan broadcaster, split the attorney general’s position into two, and impose 80% tax on foreign donations to...
Jacob Bardugo denies accusation; Karhi and Zohar support justice minister, as firebrand Likud MK assails them for triggering calls to investigate...
Newly released party registration document says former PM seeks to integrate all citizens ‘in carrying the security, civil and economic burden’
Ultra-Orthodox MK warns that if legislation doesn’t pass during current Knesset session, ‘we will have a very big problem sitting in such a...
Likud’s Ariel Kallner says law will ‘preserve’ Israel’s Jewish and democratic character; Hadash-Ta’al MK Tibi counters that it is intended...
Those behind hotlines instructing yeshiva students to ignore enlistment orders ‘should be treated as criminal offenders,’ says opposition leader
Ministerial Committee for Legislation backs bill on condition that ministers, MKs do not receive raises; Smotrich calls to cut ‘excessive...
Mike Huckabee, an Evangelical, declares Israel ‘a chosen place for a chosen people,’ lauds Trump for reversing Biden’s ‘ridiculous...
Yisrael Beytenu’s Forer demands AG enforce law against inciting evasion. Finance Minister Smotrich calls on law enforcement to ‘seize the rioters...
Police clash with jeering, road-blocking protesters; IDF chief denounces extremists, says army ‘needs everyone’; Religious Zionism MK appears at...
‘The goal of this law is to reach a kind of agreement with the rabbis and the Haredi leadership,’ Defense Ministry deputy director tells MKs
Shin Bet admits to probing law enforcement, denies gathering intelligence on politicians in investigation of Kahanist elements infiltrating police
Former premier says military ‘stretched past the limit’ since Oct. 7, demands government draft 20% of eligible Haredim to offset ‘stagnation’...
Netanyahu endorses post by hawkish hostages’ families’ group that attributes ‘displays of murder and hatred’ to feud between premier and Bar,...
Hod Hasharon Mayor Amir Kochavi says Israelis must not be silent, even against atrocities ‘carried out in our name,’ amid call for hostages’ return...
UTJ official says party ‘will not bring down the government’ but will vote independently unless progress is made on exempting yeshiva students...
Remarks suggest Netanyahu considering removing or bypassing senior Likud lawmaker; Edelstein says committee will soon start drafting final version of...