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Government survives Knesset dissolution vote after draft compromise with ultra-Orthodox bloc

After late-night rabbinic intervention and a draft law compromise, Haredi lawmakers side with coalition, defeating opposition’s bid to dissolve the Knesset 61–53 and granting Netanyahu government crucial reprieve

Sivan Hilaie, Shilo Freid, Moran Azulay | 06.12.25

'He only wants to buy time': With Haredi threat to quit, Netanyahu scrambles to prevent government collapse

Netanyahu is battling to delay a critical vote as ultra-Orthodox parties threaten to dissolve Knesset over military draft bill, with Shas holding the swing vote and tensions rising within both the coalition and opposition

Shilo Freid | 06.11.25

Mixed feelings in Haredi camp ahead of vote to dissolve Knesset over draft bill

Internal divisions within Israel’s ultra-Orthodox bloc are casting doubt on a widely expected Knesset dissolution, as most Hasidic leaders back new elections while others urge patience—leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition in limbo

Shilo Freid | 06.09.25

Netanyahu fights to hold the line as coalition frays: 'We’ll get through the summer, then see'

Opinion: It was a crisis foretold, and yet the prime minister arrived at it with both the Haredi representatives and Edelstein angry at him; With Deri’s help, he’ll try to survive this round as well

Moran Azulay | 06.05.25

Shas likely to support the dissolution of Knesset, Deri: 'Edelstein is blocking everything'

In an urgent and fateful meeting called by the Shas chairman, the party decided to support dissolution of the Knesset; Deri harshly attacked the chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee: 'Edelstein is acting out of personal revenge. We have no choice'; Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with Edelstein tonight

Shilo Freid, Moran Azulay | 06.04.25

The rise of ultra-Orthodox feminism: a movement against all odds

Once deemed impossible, Haredi women have organized to challenge exclusion from political parties; while no women have entered the Knesset yet, their activism is reshaping political discourse

Eliezer Hayun | 03.24.25

Police probe fraud in Shas-linked schools accused of diverting public funds

Allegations claim public education funds were misused to produce a politically affiliated children’s newspaper, leading to the detention of Education Ministry minister Haim Biton and three others

Lior Ohana, Shilo Freid | 03.18.25

Thousands of Israelis stranded after Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to Uman

Thousands of Israeli worshippers returning from Rabbi Nachman’s grave in Uman stranded due to war-induced flight cancellations; many stuck in Romania, with Shas party efforts underway to bring them back to Israel

Shilo Freid | 10.08.24

Minister opposes helping LGBTQ families adopt children

Social services minister tells court it was not in the best interest of a child to be adopted into a family of same-sex parents after claiming in the past that LGBTQ 'not created in the image of God'

Korin Elbaz-Alush, Adir Yanko, Gilad Morag | 07.27.23

Ultra-Orthodox people at an IDF draft base

Legal draft exemption for ultra-Orthodox in IDF expires

As of July 1, every 18-year-old ultra-Orthodox man studying in a yeshiva who does not enlist in the IDF is considered a deserter according to the law

Kobi Nachshoni | 07.02.23

Surprised Haredi lawmaker mistakenly joins LGBT rights Knesset panel to roaring applause

Yosef Taieb from Shas received a warm welcome, but soon realized he had entered the wrong conference room; After his advisor informed him of his mistake, he left

Moran Azulay | 06.06.23

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