United Torah Judaism
Knesset advances 2026 state budget in first reading amid coalition crisis over haredi draft
The Degel Hatorah faction within United Torah Judaism received a green light from spiritual leader Rabbi Dov Lando to vote in favor of the state budget, Lando's office said.
Outcome of state budget vote uncertain amid coalition crisis over haredi draft
2026 budget reading puts government at risk, after months of ideological sparring - analysis
Netanyahu convenes emergency meeting as haredi parties threaten to block state budget vote
Knesset to vote on NIS 30 billion increase in defense budget, making cuts to other ministries
Israel’s 2025 budget vote will boost defense by NIS 30b, with haredi MKs set to abstain, leaving the tied coalition hoping the measure will still pass.
Gafni urges Shas to open Sephardi schools, party responds amid renewed discrimination debate
Shas put out a letter thanking Gafni, thanking him for stressing the need for Shas to remain strong and independent, as no other party properly represents the Sephardic public.
‘We want a draft law’: Bismuth leads first meeting on new conscription bill since Edelstein ousting
MK Boaz Bismuth opened the first meeting to discuss the haredi draft law since replacing MK Yuli Edelstein as Chairperson of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
Bismuth elected FADC head, ousting Edelstein over haredi draft bill
Edelstein, prior to the vote, published for the first time the draft of the conscription law, which was sent to committee members.
Netanyahu must decide if he's a leader or follower as his government loses Israel's trust - opinion
Why then does Netanyahu choose to turn his back on the will of the majority, thereby eroding public trust in him and his government?
Goldknopf: Haredim will leave Israel if 'there is no choice' in IDF enlistment
"The Haredim will not change their way of life because there is an army and a war. There is an army, and there are people who will join it," said Goldknopf.
Netanyahu's Likud to remove Edelstein from key committee over haredi draft fallout
A replacement for Edelstein on the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee may be willing to make concessions that Edelstein was not willing to make, thus allowing the bill to proceed.
Yuli Edelstein stands on principle for crafting conscription law for haredi population - editorial
Yosef’s words reveal the ugly truth behind the ultra-Orthodox parties’ opposition to military service: Is it actually about Torah study or religious obligation?
'We failed, made a mistake' on judicial reform, haredi draft bill deal, UTJ's Goldknopf says
UTJ was told to support the judicial reform as it would allow for a "basic law of Torah study," and another law as an override clause, Yitzhak Goldknopf claimed in an interview with Kikar HaShabbat.
‘Read my lips this gov't will not fall’: Israeli coalition faces crisis over haredi draft law
As Israel’s ruling coalition fractures over the Haredi Draft bill, religious parties threaten to quit, and pressure mounts from reservists, the government clings to a narrow majority.
