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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 528

Yaakov Litzman

Sisters Nicole Meyer (L), Elly Sapper (C) and Dassi Erlich (R) leave the County Court in Melbourne on April 3, 2023, after the trial of former school principal Malka Leifer. (William WEST / AFP)
April 4, 2023, 12:03 pm
Malka Leifer accuser takes solace in ‘collective win’ after partial guilty verdict
Nicole Meyer says inability to secure personal justice alongside her two sisters is something she’ll have to grapple with, but she plans to move forward and be a voice for victims
By Jacob Magid
United Torah Judaism chairman Rabbi Yitzchak Goldknopf poses for a picture in Jerusalem on September 13, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 31, 2022, 6:07 am
The aggressive grievance politics of UTJ’s novice chief Yitzhak Goldknopf
He doesn’t think math matters, says yeshiva students work harder than soldiers, has a ruthless reputation, lacks political experience — and wants to be the next finance minister
By Judah Ari Gross
United Torah Judaism's Moshe Gafni speaks with Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset on November 24, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 29, 2022, 2:23 am
Netanyahu seeks to keep Haredi UTJ party united, but some prefer he not interfere
With the Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael factions at odds over several issues, the opposition leader is worried they could split and potentially fall below electoral threshold
By ToI Staff
Former minister Yaakov Litzman in court for a hearing on his plea bargain, at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, June 9, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 8, 2022, 7:24 pm
Litzman gets minor fine, no jail for shielding alleged pedophile Leifer from justice
Lenient sentence comes as part of plea deal; ex-health minister has admitted to unsuccessfully working to undermine extradition of accused sexual predator Malka Leifer to Australia
By ToI Staff
UTJ MK Moshe Gafni reacts during a session in the plenum hall of the Knesset, on July 26, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 25, 2022, 12:08 pm
Gafni said threatening to split ultra-Orthodox UTJ faction in two amid disputes
Degel HaTorah leader is reportedly considering breaking away from longtime partner Agudat Yisrael over disagreements on power-sharing, Haredi education
By Amy Spiro
Rabbi Yitzchak Goldknopf is seen outside a meeting of the Council of Torah Sages in Jerusalem on September 7, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 25, 2022, 5:23 pm
Hasidic faction picks replacement for Litzman to serve in Knesset
Yitzchak Goldknopf, known for network of educational institutions and chairing panel on Sabbath matters, will replace 23-year political veteran who resigned as part of plea deal
By ToI Staff
Former minister Yaakov Litzman in court for a hearing on his plea bargain, at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, June 9, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 9, 2022, 8:37 pm
Court accepts plea deal for ex-minister Litzman in pedophile case
Former UTJ head to avoid jail time as part of deal, serve suspended sentence, pay fine of NIS 3,000; prosecution says Litzman’s actions ‘did not cause damage’
By ToI Staff
UTJ MK Yaakov Litzman arrives for a meeting with leaders of opposition parties at the Likud headquarters in Tel Aviv on May 8, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 1, 2022, 1:45 pm
Haredi leader Litzman departs Knesset as part of plea deal
23-year veteran of parliament and ex-minister for the United Torah Judaism party, quits before court hearing over involvement in Leifer sexual abuse case
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
UTJ MK Yaakov Litzman speaks during a United Torah Judaism faction meeting, on December 13, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 23, 2022, 11:37 pm
MK Yaakov Litzman gets pacemaker after feeling ill over weekend
Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center says Haredi lawmaker feeling well after operation
By ToI Staff
UTJ MK Yaakov Litzman speaks during a United Torah Judaism faction meeting, on December 13, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 1, 2022, 1:41 pm
Haredi MK Yaakov Litzman says he will quit Knesset during Passover break
23-year veteran of the Knesset and former minister for United Torah Judaism party, who is eyeing a plea deal, previously said he would not run in next elections
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid speaking at a faction meeting of the Yesh Atid party in the Knesset, on November 8, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
February 2, 2022, 11:24 pm
Lapid bill would permanently bar from politics anyone convicted of moral turpitude
Proposal seeks to amend current law, which imposes seven-year time out; coalition not united around legislation
By ToI Staff
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit attends a farewell ceremony for outgoing state prosecutor Shai Nitzan in Jerusalem, December 18, 2019. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
February 2, 2022, 4:06 pm
The damaging final days of an admirable attorney general
Mandelblit worked assiduously to protect the essential interests of justice, democracy and the national good… until almost the very end of his term
By David Horovitz
UTJ MK Yaakov Litzman (L) together with UTJ MK Moshe Gafni (2R) and Shas head Aryeh Deri (R) during a press statement at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 8, 2021.(Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 30, 2022, 2:30 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 30 – Does Israel’s corruption score show awareness, or problems?
ToI founding editor David Horovitz and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur discuss Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition musings, and the state of Israeli corruption
By ToI Staff
UTJ MK Yaakov Litzman seen in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on July 1, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 27, 2022, 4:24 pm
Litzman signs plea deal in Leifer case, avoiding jail time and paying symbolic fine
If terms are approved by judge, former health minister will pay $940 fine for hindering extradition of sex offender to Australia; charges dropped in second corruption case
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox women protest against Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman plan to stop daycare subsidies for some ultra-Orthodox, outside the Knesset, July 14, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 12, 2022, 3:24 pm
High Court stalls cut to daycare subsidies for children of yeshiva students
Responding to petition against Finance Minister Liberman’s plan to restructure system, justices say payments can’t be stopped in the middle of the school year
By ToI Staff
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