Opinion Israel's ultra-Orthodox Belong on the Left

Polling Station Official Representing ultra-Orthodox Party to Be Charged With Voter Fraud

Mohammed Diab, who represented Shas in the Arab town of Tamra, is suspected of slipping seven sealed envelopes into ballot box in the April election

Israeli Minister Says Senior Likud Officials Sought to Form Government Without Netanyahu

Shas Chairman Arye Dery claims in video aired on Channel 12 that members of PM's party tried to convince him to sink plan to dissolve Knesset and head to new election

Supreme Court Overrules Okay to Gender Segregation at Afula Event, but Too Late

The Supreme Court overruled a lower court’s decision to permit gender segregation at a government-organized concert in Afula - but the event was already taking place

Ayelet Shaked Takes Netanyahu to Task for Opposing Her Efforts to Lead Right-wing Slate

Premier objects to the prospect that Shaked, who now heads Hayamin Hehadash, could be given the top spot on a joint slate with the Union of Right Wing Parties

Poll: Ehud Barak Makes It Into Knesset, Likud and Kahol Lavan on Par

Right-wing parties Hayamin Hehadash and Zehut that failed to pass the electoral threshold in the last election are projected five seats each in the September vote, according to public broadcaster's survey

Israeli ultra-Orthodox Party Says Ready for New Election if Lieberman Insists on Draft Law

Yisrael Beiteinu party leader Avigdor Lieberman is making legislation requiring ultra-Orthodox conscription a condition to joining the government

Ultra-Orthodox Parties Were This Year's Real Winners, Here's Why

In successful night for ultra-Orthodox, Mizrahi Haredi party gets 8 seats, matching its Ashkenazi sister party, United Torah Judaism

Analysis Hoping to Be Repaid, ultra-Orthodox Parties Embrace Netanyahu Moments After Victory

By immediately supporting Netanyahu after the election, the ultra-Orthodox parties aim to lock Netanyahu in, keeping him from taking unilateral steps without first coordinating with them

Israel Election 2019: Nearly All Right-wing Parties Declare They Will Recommend Netanyahu to Form Coalition

Yisrael Beiteinu got five Knesset seats but its leader Avigdor Lieberman has yet to announce who he will recommend for the premiership

Analysis These Seven Parties’ Fates Will Decide Israel's Election

Shas, Yisrael Beiteinu, Meretz, Kulanu and three others are all at risk of electoral obliteration on April 9. Their survival or demise will help determine the next government

Labor Party's Shabbat Bus Ruled Illegal by Election Committee

Election board chairman says proposed campaign push for public transport on Saturday constitutes 'gift' to potential voters

Shas Leader Arye Dery Drops Effort to Form Joint ultra-Orthodox Ticket

The leader of Mizrahi ultra-Orthodox Shas party ended speculations over a joint run with its Ashkenazi counterpart in the April election

Police Recommend Charging Israeli Interior Minister With Fraud, Breach of Trust, Tax Offenses

Police say tax offenses involved millions of shekels ■ Minister Arye Dery previously served 22 months in prison for bribery and fraud

Israel Interior Minister Attacks Mayoral Candidate: ‘The Devil Wants to Make Jerusalem Secular’

Ahead of Tuesday’s mayoral election, Shas leader Arye Dery says ‘entire left’ is supporting Berkovitch

Residents of Central Israel City Protest Construction of ultra-Orthodox Synagogue

Dozens of residents gathered outside mayor's home, brandishing signs that read 'anxious about the future of the neighborhood'

Shas Languishes in the Polls, Yet Its Low-achievement School System Is Growing Fast

Until Haim Biton took over two years ago, the Maayan Chinuch Torani school system’s enrollment had been stable at about 36,000. But last year, it had more than 45,000 students

How Religion and Identity Politics Were Harnessed to Create an Unstoppable Political Force in Israel

'The Unorthodox,' which opens this year’s Jerusalem Film Festival, looks at the birth of Shas – the religious party that is a political kingmaker and the swing vote on any peace deal

Netanyahu Pushing to Pass Long-contested ultra-Orthodox Draft Bill Within a Month

Speaking at a coalition heads meeting which did not include all the major players clashing on the issue, Netanyahu says he seeks agreement and approval for the bill before the end of the current Knesset seat

Analysis The Battle Over Israel's ultra-Orthodox Draft Bill Descends Into Petty Politics

Lieberman worries about his Russian constituents and Litzman about his patron. No one is looking at the critical economic implications

Defense Minister Lieberman Clashes With ultra-Orthodox Parties Over New Army Draft Bill

Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman wants to reduce state funding for yeshivas if the ultra-Orthodox don’t meet conscription quotas set by the law. But the two ultra-Orthodox parties oppose this

Arye Dery Tries to Eliminate Shas Rivals by Reconciling With Chief Rabbis

With recent polls showing Shas hovering around the threshold for getting into the Knesset, the charismatic ultra-Orthodox leader wants to get rid of internal opposition

Israeli Interior Minister Questioned Again on Graft Suspicions

The police suspect that money donated to a nonprofit group may have helped Arye Dery’s family buy real estate

Israel Passes Bill That Bans Most Stores From Operating on Shabbat

The narrow 58-57 vote allows the interior minister to repeal future municipal bylaws allowing grocery stores to remain open on the Jewish day of rest

Mother and Children Killed in Brooklyn Hanukkah Fire Laid to Rest in Israel

Hundreds attend the funeral, including Shas Minister Arye Dery ■ The mother grew up in Holon in a prominent Sephardic family ■ The fire that killed them may have been sparked by Hanukkah candles

Opinion Day of Rage

Netanyahu's government has declared war against liberal democracy in Israel. It’s time to fight back

After Minister's Threat to Resign, Israel Gives Initial Backing to Bill That Would Shutter Shops on Shabbat

Interior Minister Dery threatened to resign if the bill wouldn't pass, causing Netanyahu to rush to the Knesset upon his arrival from Europe to solve the crisis

Israeli Minister Threatens to Resign if Bill Barring Stores From Opening on Shabbat Not Passed

The bill is slated for a first Knesset vote on Monday evening and the governing coalition is having trouble cobbling together enough votes

Israeli Minister Denies He Seeks to Lower Knesset Electoral Threshold

Such a move ostensibly would help smaller right-wing parties reach parliament in the next election