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New bill seeks to grant rabbis immunity from incitement charges
Israel HayomAugust 2, 2020
The proposed legislation, put forward by ultra-Orthodox Israeli parties Shas and UTJ, charges law enforcement with trying to “persecute” and “muzzle” rabbis.
United Torah Judaism Knesset members Yaakov Litzman and Yisrael Eichler during a plenum session in the Israeli parliament on March 12, 2018. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.
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Tisha B’Av 2020
Israel to relax synagogue attendance restrictions ahead of Tisha B’Av, say ministers
July 28, 2020
The statement did not specify what the new attendance limit would be, and the ministry has yet to officially announce any change in policy.
Jewish men pray outside a synagogue in Beitar Illit, Israel, on July 9, 2020. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.
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Mati TuchfeldJuly 23, 2020
Does Israel’s government chaos mean elections are coming?
The ultra-Orthodox parties are at a loss: Blue and White has proven unreliable, and they are troubled by Netanyahu’s ambiguity regarding early elections.
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Center-left push for legislation to stop Netanyahu forming a government sparks outrage
Israel HayomMarch 4, 2020
“Why beat around the bush? Pass a law saying Gantz is prime minister—not for four years, but for 40,” says Yamina's Ayelet Shaked after Meretz head Nitzan Horowitz calls to pass a law barring an indicted prime minister from taking office.
Meretz Party head Nitzan Horowitz participates in an event in Beersheva on Feb. 29, 2020. Photo by Flash90.
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Netanyahu appoints Likud, Shas MKs to ministerial posts
Yehuda Shlezinger and Ariel KahanaIsrael HayomJanuary 6, 2020
Police have recommended charging Likud Knesset member David Bitan with bribery; if indicted, he will be forced to resign.
Likud member David Bitan (center) attends the first election committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on Dec. 18, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.
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UTJ, Shas sign vote-sharing agreement as elections loom
September 4, 2019
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox parties join forces to maximize their results; party leaders promise “full cooperation” in the new government.
UTJ Party head Yaakov Litzman (left) and Shas Party leader Aryeh Deri attend a conference at the Ramada Jerusalem Hotel on Feb. 16, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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Shas party tells High Court that women can become members, run for office
February 12, 2019
The announcement does not obligate Shas to appoint any female candidates to its electoral lists, but will open the door to the possibility.
Israeli Minister of Interior Affairs and head of the Shas party Aryeh Deri, seen with Shas parliament members at the campaign opening event in Bat Yam on Feb. 10, 2019. Photo by Yehuda Haim/Flash90.
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Israeli Elections Knesset Insider: The divisions before the unions
Jeremy SaltanJanuary 6, 2019
Of the 22 parties currently running, 14 parties are currently all polling within one or two seats above or below the electoral threshold, many within a margin of error. Party leaders will be forced to make compromises and political alliances, or risk not making it through to the parliament.
The Knesset Plenary Hall during speeches ahead of the vote on the National Law, which will enforce the foundation of the State of Israel as the state of the Jewish people, on July 18, 2018. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.
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Religious-services minister David Azoulay succumbs to cancer at the age of 64
Yehuda ShlezingerIsrael HayomOctober 31, 2018
“His greatness was that he would defer to sages and great religious leaders. In all the battles fought by the Chief Rabbinate, he was always on our side like a protective wall,” said Chief Sephardi Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef.
Minister of Religious Services David Azoulay speaks during the Interior Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 12, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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From Knesset floor, Israeli coalition member says Reform Jews are ‘not Jewish’
July 5, 2018
Knesset member Yinon Azoulay of the Shas Party said on July 4 that Reform Jews “are not Jewish” and then blamed non-Jews for an earthquake felt earlier that day in northern Israel.
Yinon Azoulay of the Shas Party at the Knesset assembly hall during his swearing-in as a member of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on March 14, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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