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Topic: Shas

May 19, 2013
12:41 am

Deputy Finance Minister Mickey Levi at the Knesset. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Treasury says ultra-Orthodox to get ‘workforce’ earmarks

Deputy Finance Minister Mickey Levy says money for Haredim to be used to encourage them to enter the job market

By Adiv Sterman and Stuart Winer

May 14, 2013
3:29 am

An ultra-Orthodox school in Jerusalem. (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Haredi schools to teach core subjects in exchange for funding

Yesh Atid calls deal with Shas historic; education minister says ultra-Orthodox state school network in offing

By Joshua Davidovich

May 2, 2013
7:40 pm

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef (center) flanked on the left by Interior Minister Eli Yishai, and on the right by former party chairman Aryeh Deri and Minister of Housing Ariel Attias, at the rabbi's house in Jerusalem, in October (photo credit: Shas/Flash90)

Shas rabbi gives Deri nod to head party solo

Former political leader to become solitary chief once more as tripartite leadership scheme is abandoned

By Yifa Yaakov

March 19, 2013
5:26 pm

Incoming Education Minister Shai Piron (left) with new Interior Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Education Ministry ceremony marking the changing of the guard. (Photo credit: Sasson Tiram)

New Cabinet members assume ministerial responsibilities

‘It’s just too expensive here,’ says Economics Minister Naftali Bennett; at Education Ministry, Shai Piron speaks of Jewish, democratic, universal values

By Asher Zeiger

March 19, 2013
1:08 pm

New Minister of Defense Moshe Ya'alon and his predecessor Ehud Barak shake hands with commanders at the ceremony in which Ya'alon replaced Barak. (photo credit: Flash 90).

Ministries celebrate changing of the guard

Members of Netanyahu’s outgoing Cabinet welcome their replacements in a series of ceremonies

By Asher Zeiger

March 12, 2013
12:22 pm

Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid (L) and Jewish Home party head Naftali Bennett at a conference in Ramat Gan, December 17, 2012 (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Religious Zionist rabbis slam Bennett, Lapid

In harshly worded letter, hard-line yeshiva heads criticize Jewish Home and Yesh Atid leaders for campaign to draft ultra-Orthodox

By Asher Zeiger

March 10, 2013
11:42 pm

Aryeh Deri in the Knesset (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Deri lashes out at PM’s ‘bourgeois government’

Shas leader accuses Netanyahu of ostracizing the ultra-Orthodox community and harming the poor

By Adiv Sterman

March 4, 2013
4:00 pm

Posters of Shas leader Aryeh Deri adorn the entrance to Abu Ghosh, January 24, 2013 (photo credit: Elhanan Miller/Times of Israel)

Hit the road, Shas

The ultra-Orthodox party is booted out of coalition talks in favor of Jewish Home and Yesh Atid. Now, let the battle of ministerial posts begin

By Joshua Davidovich

March 4, 2013
11:47 am

Yesh Atid chair Yair Lapid (photo credit: Flash90)

‘Lapid resolved to be foreign minister in next Cabinet’

Coalition deal predicted by weekend, as Yesh Atid also demands Education and Social Affairs, while Jewish Home eyes Housing and Religious Affairs

By Asher Zeiger and Times of Israel staff

February 10, 2013
1:53 am

Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef delivers his weekly Torah lesson at his home in Jerusalem on January 19, 2012. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Shas rabbi attacks ‘wicked, yeshiva-hating’ Lapid

As coalition rumors swirl, Ovadia Yosef uses Shabbat sermon to put down Yesh Atid head

By Times of Israel staff

February 3, 2013
6:28 am

Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Shimon Peres, leaving a ceremony Saturday night. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Likud-Beytenu opening coalition talks with biggest fish: Lapid

Netanyahu’s faction to kick off negotiations hours after PM pledges to form as wide a government as possible

By Joshua Davidovich

January 26, 2013
3:19 am

Yesh Atid party chairman Yair Lapid poses with female members of his new political movement in November. (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Next Knesset to receive boost in female power

Record 27 women win seats in elections, nearly a quarter of new legislature

By Yifa Yaakov and Ron Friedman

January 25, 2013
2:19 pm

Yair Lapid, chairman of the Yesh Atid party, outside his home on January 22 (photo credit: Avishag Shaar Yashuv/Flash 90)

Yair’s choice

Yesh Atid head will have his pick of senior positions, and will continue to be adored, so long as he doesn’t start dressing like a dork

By Joshua Davidovich

January 24, 2013
4:48 pm

Shuli Moalem (third from right) with Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai and Jewish Home supporters (photo credit: Shuli Moalem/Facebook)

Jewish Home’s Moalem enters Knesset at expense of Bedouin MK

Ballots of Israel’s soldiers, prisoners and diplomatic crew elevate mother of seven, push out veteran Taleb el-Sana

By Aaron Kalman

January 22, 2013
11:47 pm

Channel 2's exit poll

Key parties and policies at a glance

A guide to the main factions that will sit in the 19th Knesset

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