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
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.
Haredim declare boycott of Angel bakery after Bar-Lev protests in Bnei Brak
Haredi MKs questioned the legitimacy of the bakery's kashrut as it is chaired by Bar Lev, and claimed that the former minister "has no respect for the Torah."
Israeli gov't will collapse without new IDF draft bill, top haredi minister warns
UTJ chairman and minister Yitzhak Goldknopf failed to provide a deadline for the re-negotiation of the haredi draft bill.
