Deputy Minister Calls Haredim ‘Parasites’ on Radio

Posted on: April 24th, 2013

If Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid has any hopes of gaining one or even two Haredim as his fans, his deputy Finance Minister blew it “on air” when he called Haredim “parasites” on a Haredi radio program.

Police Appeal WOW Decision, Calling Women’s Prayer a Disturbance

Posted on: April 23rd, 2013

Judge Larry-Bavly's decision was in open defiance of the high court's ruling.

Lapid Clashing Openly with Haredi MKs as Country Cheers

Posted on: April 23rd, 2013

It was that kind of a parliamentary confrontation, stormy, angry, and deliciously witty.

Shas Balking on Support for Bennett’s Candidate for Chief Rabbi

Posted on: April 23rd, 2013

"Rav Ovadia is willing to lose both chief rabbis" and not collaborate with those who "stuck a knife in our back."

With Haredim Out of Govt. Summer Clock Will Be Stretched

Posted on: April 22nd, 2013

Traditionally, a religious Interior minister decided in favor of the religious, but now things have changed.

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New Chief Rabbi Appointment Pitting Bennett Against Lapid

Posted on: April 19th, 2013

Yesh Atid opposes both the Jewish Home candidate and the tricky legislation his appointment would require.

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Religious MK Proposing Burial of Gentile IDF Soldiers Alongside Jews

Posted on: April 15th, 2013

"This discrimination inside the military cemeteries shames all of us."

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WOW Claiming Groundbreaking Court Ruling

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

Judge Sharon Larry Bavly stated that there was no cause for arresting the women.

WOW to Celebrate Rosh Chodesh Iyar as Usual

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

They will be joined by MKs Tamara Zandberg and Michal Rozin.

Peres: Holocaust ‘Cries from the Prayer Shawls’

Posted on: April 7th, 2013

The Holocaust “cries from the prayer shawls the hair, the shoes that we see with our own eyes, resonates as we step on the stones of the ghettos, [and] it floats like a ghost in the barracks of the camp, President Shimon Peres said at the beginning of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day Sunday night. [...]

Bibi’s New Coalition Sworn In

Posted on: March 20th, 2013

JERUSALEM – After almost two months of tense negotiations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition government was sworn in on Monday evening, less than 48 hours before the much-anticipated arrival of President Obama.

Feiglin Warns Rabin’s Granddaughter She Faces Libel Suit

Posted on: March 19th, 2013

Newly-appointed Deputy Knesset Speaker Moshe Feiglin has warned one of former Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin’s grandchildren that her remarks about him are grounds for libel. Noa Rotman, after hearing that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu appointed Feiglin as of one several deputy speakers, wrote on Facebook, “Feiglin is the man who established Zu Artzeinu, the movement [...]

Lieberman Ditches Rumors of Split with Likud

Posted on: March 18th, 2013

The “Likud Beiteinu” party, a merger of the Likud and the Yisrael Beiteinu party headed by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, will remain, he told reporters on Monday. Israel Beiteinu had the option of backing out of the agreement for a period of time after the elections, but Lieberman said he is sticking with Likud. He [...]

Knesset Swears in New Govt with Hugs and a Walkout

Posted on: March 18th, 2013

The 33rd Knesset is off to a flying start. MKs kissed and hugged each other, Haredim walked out, and Arabs called the coalition”racist.” Tomorrow, the Knesset return to more bickering.

Feiglin Named Deputy Knesset Speaker

Posted on: March 18th, 2013

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu surprised many Likud followers Monday by naming his long-time nemesis Moshe Feiglin as of one several Deputy Knesset Speakers. The Knesset elected Knesset Member Yuri Edelstein as Speaker, replacing Reuven Rivlin. Feiglin heads the Jewish Leadership faction that for years has been trying to become the dominant influence in the Likud [...]

Likud-Beytenu to Split?

Posted on: March 17th, 2013

An Israel Channel 10 report speculated on Sunday that Likud and Yisrael Beytenu are headed their separate ways. Avigdor Liberman will be holding a press conference at 11:00 AM on Monday, where it is believed he may announce the split between the two parties. If the parties do split, then the Likud will remain the [...]

Netanyahu Tells Israeli President: ‘I Put Together a Government’

Posted on: March 16th, 2013

"You handed me this assignment and I carried it out."

Livni: I Will Fight to Block Bennett’s ‘Israel Is Jewish’ Law

Posted on: March 16th, 2013

Believe it or not, but, after 65 years, Israel still does not have a constitution fully realizing its being a Jewish state.

Israel Has New Government

Posted on: March 15th, 2013

Bibi apologized for Sara's slight and the deal is on.

Sara’s Latest: Lapid, Bennett’s Posts Torpedoed

Posted on: March 14th, 2013

No one knows yet if this is a deal breaker.