United Torah Judaism
Government submits 2026 budget to Knesset, Smotrich vows passage despite rifts
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that the government was "determined to pass it [the state budget] on first reading,” during a press conference at the Knesset on Monday.
Netanyahu to appoint UTJ’s Yisrael Eichler to gov’t role to pass contentious haredi draft bill
IDF draft equality is minimum condition to restore Israeli solidarity - editorial
‘Maybe we’ll bomb them, maybe I’ll just dance’: Eretz Nehederet laughs at Trump’s Iran attack plan
Israel to mark Remembrance Day amidst sharp controversy
Few ministers cancel participation in ceremonies following bereaved families’ requests
UTJ demands that haredi Draft Law amendment pass before budget
The coalition leaders are set to meet Sunday to discuss the issue further.
UTJ's Moshe Gafni asks Benny Gantz to join gov't coalition - report
Gafni is reportedly seeking to increase the balance in the coalition by adding Gantz and the National Unity party.
Israelis protest in front of UTJ's Moshe Gafni's house in Bnei Brak
Despite calls by Gafni to his supporters not to arrive and confront the protesters, dozens of Bnei Brak residents came to the scene.
Israel's death penalty, haredi ideology and Yisrael Beytenu's role - opinion
The death penalty for terrorists bill may pass the Knesset in what may be a dream come true for some and a horrific nightmare for others.
Hametz Law passes first reading in Knesset overnight
The bill will allow hospital managers to decide on the Passover arrangements in each hospital, including wholly prohibiting hametz from entering the building.
Israeli gov't approves Ministerial Committee on Aliyah and Integration
The committee will be chaired by Ofir Sofer and will include a number of ministers, most of whom support amending the Law of Return
![SOFER: I AM aware of the sensitivities [of the ‘grandchild clause’], and when the amendment is made, it will be done in a very sensitive way, with a lot of listening to Diaspora Jewry and a broad public discourse.](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/526456 "SOFER: I AM aware of the sensitivities [of the ‘grandchild clause’], and when the amendment is made, it will be done in a very sensitive way, with a lot of listening to Diaspora Jewry and a broad public discourse.")
Haredi faction demands funding for its private schools in Israel's new state budget
Senior figures in Degel Hatorah even threatened not to support the budget in the Knesset if the issue is not taken care of.
Ministers approve controversial 'Hametz Law' for preliminary reading in Knesset
The "Hametz Law" makes it illegal for hospitals to enter or hold hametz (leavened bread) during Passover.
Haredi MK: Yeshivas are only moral justification to occupy Palestine
A Yesh Atid MK heckled Eichler by saying he would like it if Haredim would 'join the war' for the State of Israel.
