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
Likud regains some ground, Gantz maintains lead in new poll
On opposite sides of the political spectrum, both Religious Zionism and the Labor Party have slipped beneath the minimum threshold to enter the Knesset.
Will Israel's government collapse due to the IDF haredi draft crisis? - analysis
With Netanyahu famous for pushing off decisions, expect Israel to try to reach an agreement with the bare minimum of haredi commitment.
Israel could permit sale of wine in Israel after 11 p.m. on Thursdays
The new legislation will ease Shabbat and holiday preparations for consumers, particularly those who are busy working and studying.
Israel's Labor largely unaffected after Michaeli's resignation, election poll shows
While the votes for Labor almost doubled since last week, they would still not get enough to cross the threshold.
Israel is fighting a holy war on Judaism, ultra-Orthodox leader claims
MK Moshe Gafni launches a scathing attack on Israeli economists: 'Their war is not socio-economic or security-related, it's a war on religion.'
Ultra-Orthodox Jews are a cancer to Israeli society, radio presenter says
"Thirteen percent of the population is a cancer within Israeli society," radio presenter Ron Koffman claimed.
Coalition at risk as gov't struggling to agree on Draft Law outline
UTJ is now demanding that the new Draft Law include an override clause to protect it from the High Court.
Israel's 'religious' Jewish parties want to destroy democracy, morality - opinion
Religious and secular Jews need to work together to take back Judaism from the present institutional leadership’s destructive grasp.
Coalition divided on IDF conscription, rejects blanket yeshiva exemptions
Netanyahu has reportedly asked the haredi parties to soften their requests for a draft bill.
Netanyahu denies asking haredim to drop draft exemption
The haredi parties are threatening to dissolve the government if the new draft bill is not passed immediately following the summer Knesset break
