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Aryeh Deri
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Edelstein stands ground on draft-dodger sanctions as Shas set to depart coalition
By
Sam Sokol
‘Public will not forgive those who fail to rise to the occasion,’ powerful Likud MK warns Haredi parties, whose exit will not topple Netanyahu government for the time being
July 15, 2025, 9:32 pm
Edelstein stands ground on draft-dodger sanctions as Shas set to depart coalition
‘Public will not forgive those who fail to rise to the occasion,’ powerful Likud MK warns Haredi parties, whose exit will not topple Netanyahu government for the time being
By
Sam Sokol
July 10, 2025, 3:17 am
Haredi party chiefs slam AG as enforcement against draft evaders slated to increase
Comparing PM to Winston Churchill, mouthpiece for ultra-Orthodox faction warns Netanyahu could lose power for not passing law exempting yeshiva students from mandatory army service
By
Sam Sokol
July 7, 2025, 8:11 pm
Coalition pulls all legislation after Haredi parties mutiny over conscription bill
United Torah Judaism party says it ‘will not vote with the coalition’ until presented with an updated draft of a law exempting yeshiva students from military service
By
Sam Sokol
June 11, 2025, 5:51 pm
Coalition scrambles for deal with Haredim ahead of preliminary vote to dissolve Knesset
Shas said to be pressuring Degel Hatorah to give Netanyahu more time; no agreement has been reached yet, says Knesset legal adviser Sagit Afik
By
Sam Sokol
June 10, 2025, 8:15 pm
Despite harsh rhetoric, Shas still seeks to avoid dissolution of Knesset
Ultra-Orthodox party’s chairman, Aryeh Deri, hopes last-minute talks with Netanyahu and Edelstein will yield enough progress to convince rabbis ‘to request a postponement’
By
Sam Sokol
June 9, 2025, 9:28 pm
How likely are the Haredim to actually topple the government — and what comes next?
With Shas and UTJ using the threat of elections to pressure Netanyahu for concessions on enlistment issue, coalition insider puts chances of Knesset dissolving during summer session at 20%
By
Sam Sokol
June 4, 2025, 2:59 pm
Elections may loom as senior rabbis tell Haredi UTJ party to bolt coalition
Party’s spiritual leaders, fed up with failure to pass a law exempting yeshiva students from conscription, reportedly refusing to speak with Netanyahu; UTJ would need Shas’s support to bring down government
By
Sam Sokol
May 28, 2025, 10:06 pm
UTJ said upping threats to ditch coalition over failure to pass Haredi draft exemptions
Reports say party will weigh quitting or moving to dissolve Knesset if law isn’t passed after Shavuot; Shas reportedly trying to keep party in government
By
ToI Staff
May 8, 2025, 9:50 am
‘The final deadline’: Could the IDF conscription crisis bring down Netanyahu’s government?
Without a bill shielding Haredim from the draft, the Knesset’s ultra-Orthodox parties are weighing tactics from boycotting votes on coalition legislation to toppling the government
By
Sam Sokol
May 4, 2025, 7:57 pm
Government approves controversial legislation regulating top officials’ salaries
Ministerial Committee for Legislation backs bill on condition that ministers, MKs do not receive raises; Smotrich calls to cut ‘excessive salaries’ of senior judges
By
Sam Sokol
May 1, 2025, 12:44 am
PM’s firebrand son baselessly suggests Israeli left to blame for major blazes
Yair Netanyahu claims the fires are ‘suspicious’ because ‘the Kaplanist left has been frantically trying in recent weeks to cancel Independence Day celebrations’
By
ToI Staff
April 1, 2025, 10:14 am
In blitz, Knesset passes laws to rebuild the south, revoke benefits for terrorists
Lawmakers end winter parliamentary session with flurry of votes ahead of month-long recess, including forming an anti-poverty authority, banning teachers with Palestinian degrees
By
Sam Sokol
March 20, 2025, 5:45 pm
PM, President Herzog, Haredi ministers condemn mob attack on Beit Shemesh mayor
‘We must denounce the extremists and the violent among us,’ says United Torah Judaism chairman Goldknopf in wake of assault on Degel Hatorah’s Shmuel Greenberg
By
Sam Sokol
March 7, 2025, 8:39 am
Hasidic MKs tell Netanyahu they’ll oppose budget if draft exemption law not passed
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, only 177 have enlisted, IDF says
By
Sam Sokol
March 6, 2025, 8:43 pm
Haredi lawmakers split on approach to budget, which must pass this month or gov’t falls
While UTJ chair Goldknopf threatens to send Israel to elections if Haredi draft-exemption bill not passed, other ultra-Orthodox MKs say problems solved with $280 million now in budget base
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