Moshe Gafni

'Are we to blame that you murder one another?' Smotrich clashes with Ra’am over Arab crime spike

Beliak (Yesh Atid) slammed Smotrich, saying, "You are so racist and disgusting. You should be ashamed. You are responsible, you are a minister in the government, you are responsible."

Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich speaks during a vote on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 28, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet seen at the Knesset plenum, June 11, 2025

Outcome of state budget vote uncertain amid coalition crisis over haredi draft

A PLENUM session at the Knesset.

2026 budget reading puts government at risk, after months of ideological sparring - analysis

 Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as lawmakers gather at the Knesset plenum to vote on a bill that would limit some Supreme Court power, in Jerusalem July 24, 2023.

Netanyahu convenes emergency meeting as haredi parties threaten to block state budget vote


Netanyahu's partners are brewing a subprime crisis - analysis

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Lurking behind a financially dangerous financial-aid bill is an exciting economic controversy between the new coalition's ultra-Orthodox and modern-Orthodox members.

THE KNESSET Finance Committee’s incoming chairman, United Torah Judaism’s Moshe Gafni, presents an anti-economic bill that challenges the capitalist zeal of incoming finance minister Bezalel Smotrich.

Moshe Gafni tables bill to limit banks raising mortgage rates

If ratified, the new law would go into effect on the first of the following month, and apply to new loans.

 MK Moshe Gafni speaking during a session at the Knesset

United Torah Judaism signs coalition agreement with Likud

The Likud has now signed partial agreements with Otzma Yehudit, the Religious Zionist Party, Noam and UTJ – but not Shas.

 United Torah Judaism MKs Yitzchak Goldknopf and Moshe Gafni sign a coalition agreement with Likud, December 6, 2022.

Israel will be replaced by a halachic state -opinion

A full right-wing government? Far from it. The incoming government will change the face of the State of Israel.

 United Torah Judaism leader Yitzhak Goldknopf and Otzma Yehudit chair Itamar Ben-Gvir with MKs from the likely coalition, November 21, 2022.

Smotrich, Gafni refuse Netanyahu offer for two-stage coalition agreement - report

Smotrich demands an override clause with a regular majority.

Benjamin Netanyahu and MK Moshe Gafni

Will Gafni's Degel Hatorah split from UTJ? - analysis

"Every hassid must listen to his rebbe, but we listen to our rebbes", 'UTJ chairman MK Moshe Gafni said.

The United Torah Judaism party celebrate MK Moshe Gafni's 70th birthday during a faction meeting, in the Israeli parliament. on May 9, 2022.

MK Merav Michaeli's refreshing wedding dance - analysis

There was Michaeli, an ardent feminist and secularist, kicking up her heels to the song “Tzama lecha nafshi” at MK Moshe Gafni’s granddaughter's wedding.

 A conversation between Labor head Merav Michaeli and UTJ head Moshe Gafni on October 4, 2021.

Gafni attempting to form alternative gov’t

Gantz: Netanyahu has exhausted his political credit, there’s nothing to talk about

 MK MOSHE GAFNI compared Hendel to a ‘paritz.’

Israel's Jerusalem Day: Influential rabbi speaks out against flag march to MKs

The spiritual leader of the Degel HaTorah Knesset faction questioned why the "needles and dangerous" flag march was allowed to be carried out.

 RABBI GERSHON EDELSTEIN will assume Rabbi Kanievsky’s spiritual role.

Liberman blames cost of living on haredim

The comment angered haredi Knesset members, who said the finance minister cannot shift the responsibility for Israel's socioeconomic challenges to their sector.

 Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman.