IDF Pushing Plea Deals for 5 Haredi Soldiers Charged with Abusing Cuffed Arab Detainees
The military pressure to avoid a trial should boost the five defendants' bargaining position.
‘D-9 Yogev’ Wins Habayit Hayehudi Primary
Clearly, Yogev, who is likely to get a ministerial portfolio in Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government, is a man who wears his heart on his sleeve and follows his principles even when those are costly.
Latest Poll: ‘Gantz Effect’ Consolidates the Right, Destroys the Left
Almost two months before the elections – advantage Bibi.
Israeli Media Redefine Hate Crimes
This kind of ease of naming something hateful which it is not leads to the banalization of hatred, and once hatred becomes banal, it is arguably easier to use.
Habayit Hayehudi Picks former IDF Chief Rabbi as New Leader
During his military service, Rabbi Peretz criticized the expulsion of thousands of Jewish homesteaders from the Gaza Strip.
This Just In: Feiglin Passes Threshold
Here's another doozie: Both Avigdor Liberman and his nemesis Ahmad Tibi get only 3 seats and walk into the setting sun, probably not hand in hand.
Report: Bibi Weighing Union with Bennett, Shaked
Bennett, along with Ayelet Shaked, were among those Bibi threw to the dogs, after they had run the campaign that brought him back to power after 10 years in exile.
Jerusalem Approves Tefillin Stands for Women on World Wide Wrap Day
The municipality, under new management—Haredi-aligned—decided to allow the women to place their stand in the open and invite female pedestrians to perform the mitzvah.
Report: Habayit Hayehudi Contemplated Suicide
Party CEO Nir Auerbach became Persona non grata to some members when it turned out he had been in on the Bennett-Shaked parlor trick.
Shin Bet to Release Rechelim Detainees amid Accusations of Inflicting Emotional Damage on Innocent...
The boys' rabbi has already told the Shin Bet the boys spent Shabbat night at his table and remained in his vicinity, but, surely, you can't trust a settler rabbi.
The Children of Two Religious IDF Outsiders Engaged
The match unites two of the most outstanding religious IDF commander who have been under the thumb of the outgoing Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot.
Police Use Extreme Violence in Evacuating Youths from Amona
"Whenever, for lack of evidence on the part of the Shin Bet, there is a need to excuse the torture of minors in the Shin Bet dungeons, the Shin Bet starts spreading fake news."
Court Throws Out Teen’s Confession of Hate Crimes Citing Torture by Clandestine Police
The same ruling could set free Yinon Reuveni, who was convicted on the basis of Z's confessions in a number of incidents, and the trial of the minor accused in the murder of the Dawabsheh family in the village of Duma,
Amos Oz We Knew and Didn’t Love At All, Not Even A Tiny Bit
Amos Oz was genetically incapable of striving for peace – with fellow Jews who challenged his views. With Arabs and folks who worshiped him he got along just fine.
Report: Netanyahu Fears Losing Religious Zionist Voters
On the question of who should lead the New Right party, 57% said they wanted Ayelet Shaked, compared with 43% who chose Naftali Bennett.
Bennett’s, Shaked’s ‘New Right’ Party to Challenge Netanyahu
According to Bennett, Netanyahu's contempt for religious Zionism has reached an intolerable peak.
Bennett, Shaked, to Announce Leaving Habayit Hayehudi Tonight, Form New Party
The two will deliver a statement to the media at 8:15 PM in Tel Aviv.
Dozens of Haredi Youths Enlist Following Terrorist Murder of 2 Haredi Soldiers
About half of married men are fathers of children and therefore are entitled, according to the IDF's conditions of service, to family stipends and rent during their service.
First Elections Poll Is Out: Bibi Stays, Labor Sinking from 24 to 9
Habayit Hayehudi headed by Naftali Bennett receives 11 seats in the new poll, compared to 8 in the current Knesset.
Haredi Parties Could Pay a High Price for Failure to Cooperate on IDF Draft...
Yesh Atid chairman MK Yair Lapid said on Monday: "After the elections, a government headed by myself will pass the draft law without tricky combinations."
Likud: We’ll Debate the Draft Law Without the Haredim If Need Be
The future of the current government depends on Litzman and his spiritual guide, the Gerer Rebbe.
Company that Removed Rabbi Kahane’s Memorial Sign to Pay $10,000
"Let every advertising company know that freedom of expression is valid for right-wing activists, too."
Law School Revolution: Bennett Invites Right-Wing Groups to Launch Legal Clinics
The Council for Higher Education could impose sanctions on colleges for failing to approve the establishment of a given clinic for reasons that are not related directly to legal education.
Bennett: I Will Be the Father of French Aliyah
"There are 200,000 Jews in France who would immigrate to Israel tomorrow if we would do what is needed," Bennett said.
Draft Law Deadline Pushed to January
After having no success in reaching a compromise with the ultra-Orthodox parties, an additional 45 days were granted for the measure by the High Court.
Knesset Counsel Supports Orthodox Weddings Outside Chief Rabbinate
It remains to be seen whether the Chief Rabbinate—and in turn the Interior Ministry—will in fact register the Oren couple as being legally married.
Jerusalem Police Interrupt Extremists’ Wedding of 13-Year-Old to Another Minor
After identifying the bride as a 13-year-old girl, the police suspect that she was the minor who had been reported missing by her father two months ago.
Ultra-Orthodox IDF Enlistment at All Time High
3,070 Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Israelis enlisted in the IDF in 2017
Survey: More Israelis Light Hanukkah Candles, But More Americans Think It’s an Important Holiday
Most Israeli Jews partake in several Hanukkah activities, such as eating sufganiyot (doughnuts) and latkes (79%) and giving Hanukkah gelt (64%).
Former Peace Now Secretary Oppenheimer Married by Religious Zionist Rabbi
Oppenheimer's activities in Peace Now include advocating for a Palestinian state and for freezing construction in the Jewish settlements.