Yitzhak Goldknopf

'Start with Lazimi': Haredi lawmaker suggests opposition MK should be shot for protesting

In response, MK Adi Ezuz (Yesh Atid) turned the conversation back onto Pindrus, noting that by his logic, UTJ Head Yitzhak Goldknopf, the leader of Pindrus's party, should also be shot in the legs.

MK Yitzhak Pindrus speaks during a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.
Yitzhak Goldknopf

Discussion on Goldknopf’s proposal to lower VAT postponed by two weeks

Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf

Goldknopf proposes lowering the VAT to 17%

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is seen walking past haredi lawmaker Yitzhak Goldknopf, at the Prime Minister’s Office in 2023.

Netanyahu's political survival deal with the ultra-Orthodox comes at Israel's expense - opinion


Chikli loses faith in Goldknopf over discriminatory land allocations to haredim

“Also what they thought would go to the general public, we found some way to allocate to the haredi public, not everything can be talked about," Goldknopf said.

 United Torah Judaism (UTJ) chairman rabbi Yitzchak Goldknopf is seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, July 28, 2022

Haredi faction holds emergency talks as Israel’s 2025 budget deadline looms

Haredi faction Degel Hatorah's vote on the 2025 budget remains uncertain amid coalition strife.

 United Torah Judaism (UTJ) chairman rabbi Yitzchak Goldknopf is seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, July 28, 2022

Daycare subsidies for children of military-age yeshiva students officially ends

The ending of the program will be a financial blow to some 7,000 haredi families.

 Jewish yeshiva students study at the Kamenitz Yeshiva, in Jerusalem on September 9, 2024.

4,300 apartments: The new neighborhood in Lod, Nofei Ben Shemen, officially inaugurated

Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf and Lod Mayor Yair Revivo inaugurated the Nofei Ben Shemen neighborhood, featuring 4,300 housing units and 20,000 square meters of public, commercial, and leisure spaces.

 An Example of a Prashkovsky Project in the New Neighborhood

Discounted apartments: Over 90,000 applicants compete for less than 5,000 units

Slim chances: Around 90,000 applicants registered for the “Discounted Apartment” lottery, competing for only 4,741 spots. Eligibility applications for the next lottery are now open.

 Discounted Apartment: Over 90,000 Applicants Will Compete for Fewer Than 5,000 Units

Dichter, Kisch, Regev, Chikli: How can you be silent with this disgrace? - opinion

Ministers have the power to stop this travesty over the draft bill by telling Netanyahu they will not support the bill. But they choose not to act, causing Israel irreparable harm.

 AGRICULTURE MINISTER Avi Dichter attends a meeting of the Knesset plenum earlier this year. How can Dichter – once the head of the Shin Bet and a veteran of the elite Sayeret Matkal unit – stay silent? Of all people, he should understand the value of military service, says the writer.

'Israel is set to launch an unprecedented attack on Hezbollah and Gaza,' Goldknopf reveals

In his interview, Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf said he doesn't understand what failure is attributed to the Prime Minister on October 7, and supports returning to Gush Katif

 United Torah Judaism (UTJ) chairman rabbi Yitzchak Goldknopf is seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, July 28, 2022

Registration opens for discounted apartment lottery: Here is the full list of cities

4,700 apartments in 14 cities: The discounted apartment lottery is open for five weeks. 20% of apartments will be reserved for active reserve soldiers. Cities include Rishon LeZion and Kfar Saba

 Young family relocating to new apartment.

Goldknopf – UTJ will not support 2025 budget without haredi IDF draft bill

The legal blanket haredi exemption from IDF service ended in July 2023 after being ruled unequal and therefore unconstitutional.

 HOUSING MINISTER Yitzhak Goldknopf, United Torah Judaism’s leader, in the Knesset last month. He turned to his Jewish heritage and instincts regarding the plight of the hostages, notes the writer.

No easier solution: This is what you'll pay organizers in urban renewal projects

For the first time: The Government Authority for Urban Renewal publishes recommended salaries for project organizers, which can impact project feasibility and homeowners' returns.

 The demolition of the building on 1 Pin Street, Tel Aviv, August 2015.