Yaakov Litzman

Yaakov Litzman resigns after 23 years in the Knesset

Former UTJ chairman not expected to return to Knesset after resigning in wake of indictment in Malka Leifer case.

MK Litzman discharged from hospital

Former Health Minister underwent pacemaker insertion & is now recovering at home.

UTJ MK undergoes pacemaker insertion surgery

MK Yaakov Litzman brought to Shaare Zedek Hospital during the holiday after feeling unwell.

Haredi MK tells party members he will resign from Knesset

MK Litzman, accused of breach of trust in Malka Leifer case, tells colleagues he will resign from Knesset after current session ends.

MK Yaakov Litzman to sign plea bargain

Litzman will resign his Knesset seat, receive a conditional prison sentence, and pay a 3,000-shekel fine.

Will Attorney General drop case against haredi lawmaker?

Attorney General Mandelblit reportedly leaning towards dropping case against former minister Yaakov Litzman.

Jerusalem mayor signs permit for largest synagogue in the world

Ger synagogue covers 377,000 square feet and was built to the highest standards of safety and beauty.

Senior haredi lawmaker announces he won't run for reelection

Top haredi lawmaker and former minister announces that this will be his last term in the Knesset, but vows to work to topple government.

MK Litzman calls on Gantz to bring down Bennett-Lapid government

UJT MK Yaakov Litzman pledges to be 'guarantor' to ensure Likud fulfils agreement with Blue and White. 'My word is my bond.'

Internal Haredi criticism against Yaakov Litzman

"We do not seek to provoke for the sake of provocation," his party colleague claimed.

Elkin: Next time I'll tell Litzman's people to go to the vet

Housing and Construction Minister responds to haredi MK's comparison of cabinet ministers to dogs and cats.

Haredi MK on government: 'Dogs giving to cats'

MK Yakov Litzman slams proposed state budget, says 'first time I've seen dogs give something to cats.' MK Kushnir: 'You don't know much.'

Litzman: Every day the government attacks the haredim

Former Housing Minister Yaakov Litzman slams Shaked for freezing haredi construction in Kiryat Gat, Kahana for kashrut reforms.

Haredi lawmaker: Bennett government is evil, pro-Reform

MK Yaakov Litzman blasts government over its new budget, accuses it of hurting low-income Israelis.

'Bennett is Reform, I won't shake his hand'

MK Litzman says coalition is 'embarrassment,' 'shameful,' says he doesn't regret calling PM Bennett a 'Reform' Jew.

Bennett: Haredi MKs won't tell me what Judaism is

PM-designate responds to haredi politicians attacks, including statements calling him 'evil' and a danger to religious Jews.

Yaakov Litzman to be indicted over Malka Leifer case

Attorney General clears way for indictment of haredi lawmaker Yaakov Litzman in connection with Malka Leifer case, delicatessen case.

Litzman: Coalition with Lapid & Liberman? Only in Fantasy Land

UTJ head ruled out coalition gov't alongside Yesh Atid & Yisrael Beytenu, claimed Netanyahu realized partnership with Smotrich was mistake.

Housing minister: 'There may not be a government'

'Partnership with Liberman and Lapid is even worse than partnership with the Arab parties,' Housing Min. Litzman says.

Three haredi MKs resign from the Knesset

Ministers Deri and Litzman and Deputy Minister Maklev resign from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law.

Litzman: We are with Netanyahu, there is no question at all

Minister of Housing and Construction stresses Agudat Yisrael's support for Netanyahu: Our goal is to establish a right-wing coalition.

Litzman verbally attacked during visit to matzah bakery

Housing Minister verbally assaulted by extremists while taking part in matzah baking in Jerusalem and rescued by security guards.

Yaakov Litzman returns to Housing Ministry

Litzman, who resigned only about two-and-a-half months ago, will return as minister after resignation of Yitzhak Cohen from Shas.

'Litzman's support of Bennett for PM isn't party's stance'

Dep. Education Minister Meir Porush says Litzman "represents only himself."

Yaakov Litzman returning to the government

UTJ MK will be appointed Deputy Minister of Housing with the powers of a Minister.

UTJ MK to resign in order to prevent internal party disputes

Return of MK Yaakov Litzman to Knesset upset balance between Hassidic & Lithuanian factions of party.

After bolting coalition, Litzman asks to rejoin government

Ex-Housing Minister Yaakov Litzman, who left government in protest of lockdown, asks Blue and White to help him be appointed Dep. Minister.

After resigning, Litzman calls on haredim to take to the streets

United Torah Judaism chief who resigned from government calls on haredim to protest upcoming holiday lockdown.

Litzman threatens to resign over Rosh Hashannah lockdown

Several ministers oppose plan to implement 2-week lockdown beginning this Friday.

'If there's a lockdown during the holidays we might leave gov't'

Construction and Housing Minister Yaakov Litzman warns that if government imposes national lockdown during holidays, his party may bolt.

Litzman: Deri and I will not allow High Holidays lockdown

Housing Minister slams Prof. Ronni Gamzu for acting against Uman pilgrimage but not against mass anti-Netanyahu demonstrations.

Will the plan for synagogues be changed?

Details of plan for operating synagogues, 'traffic light' plan, to be ironed out at special meeting.

'A slap in the face to thousands of worshipers'

Housing Minister slams coronavirus czar for calling for ban on travel to Rabbi Nachman's grave in Uman this Rosh Hashannah.

Yaakov Litzman, Meirav Cohen added to Coronavirus Cabinet

UTJ chief and Blue and White minister added to government cabinet charged with determining policies to combat coronavirus pandemic.

Haredi parties: New elections would be madness

Aryeh Deri, Yaakov Litzman, and Moshe Gafni meet to issue joint call to Netanyahu and Gantz to reach compromise on the state budget.

Haredi Minister tells MK to check his secular 'privilege'

Minister accuses gov't of discriminating against religious Jews in its coronavirus policies. 'You're allowed to do something I'm not.'

Litzman: Conditions for synagogues should be the same as hotels

Housing and Construction Minister demands that conditions for opening synagogues should be the same as the plan for dining rooms in hotels.

New plan to speed up construction of homes

Housing Min. Yaakov Litzman presents plan to offer grants for purchasing homes in periphery, increasing mortgages for those buying homes.

Minister Litzman:

'It's police harassment; bring them to justice'

Construction and Housing Minister appeals to Internal Security Minister following video of police detaining 13-year-old girl in Jerusalem.

Energy Minister demands closure of synagogues

Heated argument in government about closing synagogues to stop spread of COVID-19. 'We need a 2-week lockdown to reduce infections.'

Housing Minister scraps plan for new haredi city in the Negev

Housing Min. Litzman scraps plan for new haredi city - after government invested tens of millions in planning.

Former health minister: 'No choice but to close schools'

Min. Yakov Litzman urges school closures, says children can't adhere to coronavirus guidelines. 'Schools are main source of infection.'

Housing Minister to encourage purchase in periphery?

Min. Yaakov Litzman examining possibility of encouraging haredim to move to Dimona, report says.

Haredi lawmaker blasts 'anti-Semitic' article on IKEA opening

Former Health Minister blasts claims that IKEA stores were given special permission to open because of owner's donations to Hasidic movement

'Litzman's statement is inappropriate and wrong'

Coalition chairman MK Miki Zohar responds to outgoing Health Minister's assertion that Netanyahu overreacted on coronavirus.

'I respect Litzman, we're continuing to prepare'

Responding to former Health Minister's claims, Health Min. Director-General Bar Siman Tov says 'greatest danger' is complacence.

Litzman: I just asked for the Housing Ministry and got it

Incoming Housing Minister says he didn't have to negotiate with Netanyahu to receive the ministry: As soon as I asked for it, I got it.

Litzman: There was an overreaction on coronavirus

Outgoing Health Minister: I shouted during the government meeting when the Director-General said there could be 10,000 coronavirus deaths.

Haredim call on Netanyahu to bring Yamina into government

Leaders of haredi parties call for united right-wing bloc to be included in government.

Health Ministry Director resigns from position

Health Ministry Director to end role: 'I'm proud of my years as Director and especially in dealing with coronavirus crisis.'

Litzman to the Likud: Don't break up the right-wing bloc

Health Minister reportedly working to negotiate arrangement to keep Yamina in the government. 'We must not break up the right-wing bloc'.

Time to limit scale of weddings in haredi community, says Gafni

Health Ministry guidelines currently permit only 19 people to attend a wedding - including bride & groom.

'Coronavirus situation has improved, now is the time to leave'

Health Minister explains why he decided to step down now and move to the Housing Ministry.

It's final: Litzman to leave Health Ministry

Health Min. Litzman tells PM Netanyahu that he will leave his post after new government is formed.

Report: Litzman considering leaving Health Ministry

UTJ head Yaakov Litzman reportedly considering stepping down as Health Minister in favor of appointment as Housing and Construction Minister

Health Minister recovers from coronavirus

Minister Litzman to return to full work routine tomorrow after multiple tests confirm he has recovered from coronavirus infection.

Hate messages in Jerusalem against Health Minister

50 graffiti messages against Minister Litzman spray-painted in Mea Shearim.

'Virus doesn't discriminate and neither should we'

Health Minister Litzman condemns Ramat Gan's decision to erect fence to keep haredim out.

Litzman advisor: He did not violate the guidelines

Health Minister Yaakov Litzman's personal aide denies reports that Litzman prayed in a synagogue in violation of guidelines.

Netanyahu tests negative for coronavirus

Netanyahu tested for coronavirus after Health Minister Yaakov Litzman diagnosed with the virus.