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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

'Patience is running out': Ultra-Orthodox parties prepare to exit coalition over draft bill

Shas and United Torah Judaism warn they may leave the government if no draft exemption law is presented within 24 hours; tensions rise as Prime Minister Netanyahu urges quick action amid stalled legislation on military draft exemptions

Moran Azulay, Shilo Freid | 07.14.25

בנימין נתניהו אריה דרעי יצחק גולדקנופף משה גפני יולי אדלשטיין

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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