Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more
×

Ohad Tal

Then-prime minister Naftali Bennett and MK Idit Silman in the Knesset, June 13, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 7, 2026, 9:17 pm
Bennett sues former ally, now a Likud minister, for libel over claim he is mentally unwell
Religious Zionism MK, right-wing TV channel also included in suit, for spreading Idit Silman’s comments asserting Bennett was heavily medicated, unstable during his time as PM
By Jeremy Sharon and Shira Silkoff
Jewish families celebrate the Sukkot holiday at the Jewish settlement of Efrat, October 16, 2019. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
October 16, 2025, 6:55 pm
Knesset winter session to open with annexation push, but PM unlikely to back effort
Ministerial committee likely won’t advance bills to apply sovereignty to West Bank despite significant parliamentary support, as coalition source labels efforts as ‘political spin’
By Sam Sokol
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting for his Religious Zionism party at the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 17, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 22, 2025, 6:07 pm
‘Send your children to fight’: Smotrich spars with Haredi MKs over hostages, IDF
Dispute among coalition members sparked after Shas and United Torah Judaism lawmakers slam finance minister for saying that ‘returning the hostages is not the most important thing’
By Sam Sokol
Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Yuli Edelstein attends a debate on the government-backed Haredi draft legislation, June 24, 2024. (Noam Moshkovitz/Knesset spokesperson)
November 19, 2024, 4:51 pm
With Gallant gone, Edelstein is the ‘final obstacle’ to Haredi draft exemption law
‘It doesn’t seem feasible at the moment for a law to pass,’ one Haredi coalition member concedes, but says government unlikely to fall over the issue
By Sam Sokol
Staff clean a classroom at Emunah daycare in the city of Modiin, on May 7, 2020. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
November 5, 2024, 2:48 pm
Government nixes vote on daycare subsidies for Haredi draft evaders after losing majority
PM orders move after 9 coalition lawmakers, including Likud MKs, say they’ll vote against bill seen by critics as effort to circumvent ultra-Orthodox enlistment in IDF
By Sam Sokol
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, right, speaks with Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security services during a State Memorial Ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on October 27, 2024. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)
October 28, 2024, 4:25 am
Smotrich urges ramping up West Bank, Gaza settlements, pushing Palestinians out
At conference, Religious Zionism leader says Palestinians who insist on statehood should be encouraged to emigrate to an Arab state; other coalition members urge Israeli sovereignty from Jordan River to sea
By Sam Sokol
IDF troops with the 162nd Division are seen operating in the Tel Sultan neighborhood of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip in this handout photo published on September 14, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 19, 2024, 8:40 pm
Right-wing lawmakers question IDF’s claimed defeat of Hamas’s Rafah Brigade
Likud MK Halevi accuses military of ‘misleading’ public over Hamas death toll; former top defense official argues matter ‘irrelevant’ so long as group controls food distribution
By Sam Sokol
Israelis mark the Sukkot holiday in front of a large Star of David in the West Bank settlement of Sde Boaz, in Gush Etzion, October 11, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
July 20, 2024, 5:33 pm
‘Fighting the same battle’: After Oct. 7, settlers court Republican evangelicals
Groups, including one founded hours after start of Hamas onslaught, fund visits for prominent GOP officials: ‘Having friends and voices like that in very high places in the US helps us’
By Jonathan Saul and Simon Lewis
Israeli Infantry reservists during light arms training in the Golan Heights before heading south to the Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
June 16, 2024, 7:45 pm
Government backs new extension to IDF reservists’ service despite backlash
Ministerial Committee supports bill extending emergency measure by three months, endorses Basic Law giving reservists preferential treatment in housing, academia and civil service
By Sam Sokol
Religious Zionism MK Ohad Tal attends a committee meeting at the Knesset on December 6, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
January 25, 2024, 5:12 pm
Far-right member of Netanyahu’s coalition accuses him of being ‘part of the problem’
Both coalition and opposition chiefs are responsible for ‘the biggest failure in Israel’s history,’ says Religious Zionism MK Ohad Tal, calling for ‘new leadership’ after the war
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and then-housing minister Yitzhak Goldknopf, right, arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 27, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 27, 2023, 10:04 pm
Haredi minister presses government to keep its word on army draft exemptions
Goldknopf leaves note on cabinet secretary’s cabinet papers reminding him of promise to work on legislation in coming Knesset winter session
By ToI Staff
Load More
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Paying ToI Community members are invited to comment on articles
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By joining you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Only ToI Community members can comment below articles
Forgot your password? / Send me a login link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Join The Times of Israel Community
Commenting is available for paying members of The Times of Israel Community only. Please join our Community to comment and enjoy other Community benefits.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Confirm Mail
Thank you! Now check your email
You are now a member of The Times of Israel Community! We sent you an email with a login link to . Once you're set up, you can start enjoying Community benefits and commenting.
Back to top
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering allows you to manage your newsletters and alerts and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.