Yitzhak Goldknopf

Bennett doubles down on mandatory haredi enlistment, blames current gov't for lack of IDF soldiers

"Draft evasion is costing the lives of our soldiers," the former prime minister said during an interview on Radio 103FM.

Naftali Bennett at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit Tel Aviv overnight, causing heavy damage, March 1, 2026.
OMER ETZION, acting as US President Donald Trump on Eretz Nehederet.

‘Maybe we’ll bomb them, maybe I’ll just dance’: Eretz Nehederet laughs at Trump’s Iran attack plan

Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter, head of the Gur hassidic dynasty,  seen after a meeting of the Council of Torah Sages regarding the haredi draft exemption bill in Jerusalem, January 7, 2026.

Ultra-Orthodox sages convene on haredi IDF draft bill, withhold official stance

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters gather in Mea She'arim, Jerusalem, to celebrate draft dodgers' release from miiltary prison, November 30, 2025; illustrative.

From yellow badges to ‘extermination ovens’: Toxic rhetoric of haredi draft protests - editorial


Haredim should think twice before toppling the coalition - opinion

Both the haredim and Netanyahu know that the status quo cannot continue.

 Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf, leader of United Torah Judaism, arrives for a cabinet meeting together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Goldknopf: Response to terrorism - building homes in Binyamin

Minister of Construction Yitzhak Goldknopf aims to counter terrorism by fast-tracking a new settlement with thousands of homes near the attack site, following government approval.

 Israeli security forces at the scene of a suspected terror attack near Elazar, in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, on March 21, 2024.

Public transport strengthened for private wedding at Goldknopf's request

Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf asks for additional bus from ultra-Orthodox cities to Jerusalem for Gerer Rebbe's grandson's wedding.

Yitzhak Goldknopf

Israeli minister: Remove UNRWA's offices from Israeli territory immediately

Goldknopf's directive specifically targets the discontinuation of UNRWA's office operations in Jerusalem's Ma'alot Dafna neighborhood and in Kafr Akab, along with halting further lease agreements.

Yitzhak Goldknopf, a parking lot of cars burned by Hamas terrorists, November 9, 2023

Gaza border towns to be nat'l priority with housing benefits

The construction and housing minister is updating list of national priority areas, including Gaza border communities and West Bank towns.

 IDF Soldiers, Kibbutz Beeri October 15, 2023

Israel's public housing to forego rent for families of hostages, displaced civilians

Residents of public housing who belong to these groups will be able to submit an application starting December 1 to have their rent canceled for the duration of the war.

 Israeli Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf is seen at an Education, Culture, and Sports Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, Israel, on June 19, 2023.

Government promotes quick use of buildings as shelters in northern cities

Construction and Housing minister announces swift plan, costing millions, to use buildings as shelters in the North due to neglected existing ones.


Israeli minister: IDF must move away from 'People's Army' model

Eliyahu's comments come amid ongoing coalition talks regarding a new draft law for ultra-Orthodox Israelis who study in yeshivas.

 ISRAELI SOLDIERS pray at the Western Wall.

If there is no draft law, there is no coalition - haredi minister

"There's a commitment from the Likud to us that nothing else will pass until the draft law," said Yitzhak Goldknopf, adding that he had a signed guarantee of this promise.

 UTJ leader and Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf is seen at a Knesset committee meeting in Jerusalem, on July 10, 2023.

Ben-Gvir taunts Arab journalist while watching demolition of Bedouin homes

"Sorry, Mohammad Magadli, this is a right-wing government," National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir wrote.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf watch Bedouin homes being demolished. August 29, 2023