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Netanyahu faces ultra-Orthodox squeeze over election timing
As PM pushes for an October vote, Haredi parties are using the coalition’s final stretch to demand daycare, Torah study and religious services bills after losing the draft exemption fight
Moran Azulay | 06.02.26
ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו משוחח עם ח"כ משה גפני במליאת הכנסת - חוק הרווחים הכלואים
Likud backs Haredi daycare bill after Oct. 7 inquiry threat
United Torah Judaism warns it could support a state commission into the massacre unless the coalition bypasses the High Court ruling and advances subsidies for families of draft evaders
Roy Rubinstein, Amir Ettinger, Shilo Freid | 05.27.26
משה גפני
Ultra-Orthodox ally says Netanyahu can no longer be trusted
Degel HaTorah chief Moshe Gafni lashes out over stalled draft exemption law as Haredi anger pushes coalition toward possible Knesset dissolution
Shilo Freid | 05.26.26
מצביעים בתל אביב
Israel’s next election likely to move up to September 15th
Haredi parties tell Netanyahu they will not advance the conscription bill, leaving Shas and Degel HaTorah split over the election date as the prime minister tries to buy more time on security and diplomatic fronts
Moran Azulay, Amir Ettinger, Shilo Freid | 05.25.26
With current Knesset on life support, Netanyahu scrambles to save Haredi alliance
Likud says it will advance draft exemption bill demanded by ultra-Orthodox parties, but Degel HaTorah still plans to back dissolving parliament this week
Shilo Freid, Amir Ettinger, Moran Azulay | 05.17.26
יצחק גולדקנופף, אריה דרעי ומשה גפני
After latest draft-law crisis, Haredi parties weigh whether Netanyahu is still their only option
Degel HaTorah and Shas are expected to remain aligned with prime minister despite repeated threats to dissolve Knesset, while Hasidic faction Agudat Yisrael says it will examine what Bennett, Lapid and Liberman might offer after election
Shilo Freid | 05.14.26
נוסע חרדי בשדה התעופה נתב"ג, עת היערכות לתקיפה איראנית
Israeli lawmaker appeals to US, UK over exit bans on Haredi draft evaders
Knesset lawmaker Meir Porush of Agudat Yisrael sent letters to the US and British ambassadors to Israel  calling for their intervention; The Haredi dual citizens are 'are being denied the basic right to return to their homeland', he said
Shilo Freid | 02.12.26
Uri Lupolianski
Uri Lupolianski, former Jerusalem mayor and founder of Yad Sarah, dies at 74
Uri Lupolianski, founder of the Yad Sarah nonprofit and Jerusalem mayor from 2003 to 2008, died after a prolonged illness and a recent deterioration in his health; he is survived by his wife and 12 children; his funeral is scheduled for today at 11:00 a.m.; Knesset member Uri Maklev said, “The world of grace has today lost its greatest architect.”
Idan Bloemhof, Yaron Drukman | 01.08.26
משה גפני איתמר בן גביר
Ultra-Orthodox party to oppose death penalty for terrorists, citing risk of ‘bloodshed’
Degel HaTorah, the Ashkenazi ultra-Orthodox faction, will vote against the death penalty bill backed by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, following rabbinic guidance warning it could 'lead to bloodshed.' Agudat Yisrael to abstain; Shas undecided
Shilo Freid, Amir Ettinger | 11.10.25
גפני וגולדקנופף בכנסת
Shas weighs leaving government over ‘harm to Torah scholars’
Its Council of Torah Sages will discuss the Sephardic movement's future in the government, due to the crisis surrounding the draft exemption law; It is likely that Shas will announce its withdrawal from the government in the coming days 
Shilo Freid, Moran Azulay | 07.15.25
ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו משוחח עם ח"כ משה גפני במליאת הכנסת - חוק הרווחים הכלואים
United Torah Judaism says leaving government over draft exemption law
During Netanyahu blitz of talks, Degel HaTorah announces it would quit the coalition, citing Likud's draft law breach after a meeting with Edelstein; Agudath Israel follows
Moran Azulay, Shilo Freid | 07.14.25
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