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Knesset advances bill granting Chief Rabbinate authority over Western Wall prayer
The bill passed by a margin of 56-47 and will now be discussed in Knesset committee meetings. It will still need to undergo three more plenum readings to become a law.
Knesset panel advances bill to expand rabbinical courts’ power over civil matters
High Court: Israeli gov't must explain why it funds haredi schools without core studies
Lapid warns opposition could lose to Netanyahu without unity, says Yesh Atid is ‘key’ to victory
MKs and parents demand motorized wheelchairs for disabled children
“Our role and duty is to help the disadvantaged. I hope we will find a listening ear in the government offices. We will demand this until it is carried out,” added Ra’am MK Yasser Hujirat.
Israeli election poll: Blue and White party leads as coalition struggles to gain majority
According to the survey, the Blue and White party led by Benny Gantz continues to lead with 28 mandates.
UTJ threatens to boycott coalition votes over ministry budget demand
The threat is the latest in a series of incidents of infighting and threats to not vote with the coalition made since the coalition was formed.
Freedom of speech at risk for haredi critics - opinion
A possible result of this criticism will become even more incendiary, rather than softened or silenced entirely.
A problematic gov't legislation comes a flood of bills by coalition MKs - opinion
It might well be that five months is too short a period to determine whether the threat to democracy will be realized.
How will Rabbi Edelstein's passing affect ultra-Orthodox politics? - analysis
With Rabbi Gershon Edelstein's presence gone, fighting between the Israeli haredi factions of Degel Hatorah and Agudat Yisrael may get out of hand.
200,000 gather as senior ultra-Orthodox rabbi Edelstein laid to rest
Netanyahu: Jewish world lost a brilliant scholar, leader • The funeral service has begun
Netanyahu survives by putting off coalition conflict, problems - analysis
On multiple occasions, Netanyahu has pushed off fulfilling his promises to his coalition partners to a later date.
Israel's budget: Netanyahu gives in to demands from haredim, Ben-Gvir
The impasse developed last week after Agudat Yisrael, the Hassidic faction within UTJ, demanded over NIS 600 million additional coalition funds.
Are Israel's haredim leaning Left or Right? - opinion
The deep fear expressed by the leadership of Israelis haredim is not of external criticism, but of an internal blurring of identity and straying from the path.
