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Ultra-Orthodox draft bill pushes haredi MKs to end cooperation with coalition
34+ min ago (736+ words) Lawmakers from the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) party United Torah Judaism were instructed by spiritual leader Rabbi Dov Lando on Sunday evening to stop cooperating with the coalition's efforts to advance the controversial haredi draft bill, once again setting back progress on…...
Benjamin Netanyahu Case 2000 trial hearing cut short for "security-diplomatic schedule"
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (361+ words) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's testimony in his criminal trial resumed Monday morning at the Tel Aviv District Court building, with his cross-examination continuing in Case 2000, the media-bribery case involving Yediot Aharonot publisher Arnon "Noni" Mozes. Shortly after the hearing began…...
High Court to hear recognition of soldiers who died by suicide petition
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (102+ words) Petitioners: Mental wounds from combat should not leave families in lower category; State: Current law does not allow full military burial for those not in active service at death....
Avigdor Liberman: Benjamin Netanyahu making Israel "banana republic,' Iran deal "catastrophe"
18+ hour, 48+ min ago (528+ words) Leader of the Yisrael Beytenu party, MK Avigdor Liberman, "warned against any deal with Iran, calling it a "catastrophe" as developments on the framework emerged, while sharply criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for allowing US President Donald Trump to control…...
West Bank, Gaza antiquities bill raises international law concerns
19+ hour, 33+ min ago (650+ words) The comments came as lawmakers prepared to advance the legislation toward final votes in the committee. The contentious bill aimed at creating a new civilian authority to oversee antiquities and heritage sites within the West Bank passed its first reading…...
Isaac Herzog calls out 'brutalization' in Israeli society, Itamar Ben-Gvir lashes out
19+ hour, 53+ min ago (315+ words) President Isaac Herzog described an ongoing process of "brutalization" in Israeli society during the awards ceremony for the Jerusalem Unity Prize 2026 at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on Sunday. Among the examples of the ongoing and spreading violence, Herzog cited…...
Judicial vacancies mount as elections threaten appointment freeze
23+ hour, 11+ min ago (900+ words) The High Court of Justice will convene at 4 p. m. Sunday for a follow-up hearing on Justice Minister Yariv Levin's handling of the Judicial Selection Committee, as dozens of judicial posts remain empty and the election clock threatens to freeze the process…...
High Court to hear petitions against Galatz closure, AG warns of threat to press
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1062+ words) The High Court of Justice is set to convene Tuesday for a follow-up hearing on petitions against the government's decision to close Army Radio (Galatz), as Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara argued that the move cannot be viewed as a narrow decision…...
Study reveals what should determine if someone is too old to drive
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (1203+ words) Around the world, there's a hodgepodge of rules determining whether the transportation authorities can extend the driver's license of a senior citizen. Often, the driver needs an eye examination; in other cases, the person's physical and mental health has to…...
Yossi Fuchs says haredi draft bill will pass, coalition to secure majority
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (773+ words) Government Secretary Yossi Fuchs said on Thursday that he believed the coalition would be able to secure a majority to pass the contentious haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft bill, amid mounting opposition within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition from lawmakers warning that…...