Hezki Baruch

Hezki Baruch

Arutz Sheva political correspondent

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Bennett will return to the Knesset

Avi Wortzman forgoes opportunity to return to Knesset after Magal resignation, paving way for Jewish Home chairman to retake his seat.

Bennett will return to the Knesset

Environment Min. slams controversial gas deal

Defying state attorney, Gabai tells Finance Committee deal is flawed, laments: 'Israel not the same state we used to be.'

Environment Min. slams controversial gas deal

Liberman: Israel promised Hamas, no assassinations

Ex-foreign minister says Israel and Hamas reached an agreement 'under the table' after summer of 2014's war.

Liberman: Israel promised Hamas, no assassinations

Netanyahu, Obama meet at climate summit

Israeli prime minister meets world leaders at sidelines of UN summit in Paris, invites UK's Prince Charles to visit Jerusalem.

Netanyahu, Obama meet at climate summit

Ya'alon admits terror wave isn't subsiding

'There are days with more attacks and days with less attacks, but the terror wave is not stopping,' says Defense Minister.

Ya'alon admits terror wave isn't subsiding

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'The nation of Israel embraces the terror victims'

Massive event held for 80,000 terror victims and wounded IDF veterans, 'every one of them a miracle.'

'The nation of Israel embraces the terror victims'

Will funding be revoked from 'Nakba' films?

Culture and Sports Minister orders the establishment of a team to examine films from leftist "Nakba" festival.

Will funding be revoked from 'Nakba' films?

'I heard music and then felt a stab in the back'

Isuri Taplaya, a Nepalese carer who fell victim Sunday morning to Arab terror in Jerusalem, recounts the attack.

'I heard music and then felt a stab in the back'

Liberman: Netanyahu's conduct is 'catastrophic'

Yisrael Beytenu chairman blasts Prime Minister over his government's policy in fighting terror.

Liberman: Netanyahu's conduct is 'catastrophic'

Ariel: Set 'red lines' for Netanyahu

Agriculture Minister asks Jewish Home chairman to present Netanyahu with “red lines” in the wake of reported gestures to the PA.

Ariel: Set 'red lines' for Netanyahu

Bill: Ban public calls to Muslim prayer

Calls to prayer and messages via muezzin are noisy and disrupt the daily life of non-Muslims, MK argues Wednesday.

Bill: Ban public calls to Muslim prayer

Amendment to cancel citizenship of traitors abroad

Minister Shalom advances amendment to citizenship law, to take action against betrayers of Israel even if they are not present.

Amendment to cancel citizenship of traitors abroad

Netanyahu tells Kerry: No construction freeze

Senior source tells Arutz Sheva PM expects 'international recognition' of right to build in 'major settlement blocs.'

Netanyahu tells Kerry: No construction freeze

Herzog to Kerry: 'We must cut embrace of death'

Opposition head tells visiting Kerry Israel will strike terror - but also must 'separate' from PA by 'removing territories from Israel.'

Herzog to Kerry: 'We must cut embrace of death'

Why doesn't Israel stop illegal Arab construction?

Knesset subcommittee debates problem of EU funding PA land grab on Israeli-controlled land - why is there no enforcement?

Why doesn't Israel stop illegal Arab construction?

Likud MK sanctioned over Enlistment Law no-show

MK Yoav Kisch was suspended from the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and Finance Committee until further notice.

Likud MK sanctioned over Enlistment Law no-show

Bill: Close mosques which incite terrorism

Similar bills are already underway in France and the US, MK Bezalel Smotrich notes.

Bill: Close mosques which incite terrorism

Minister demands PM deport terrorists' families

Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel calls on Netanyahu to take steps beyond home demolitions, inspections. 'We must rid ourselves of murderers.'

Minister demands PM deport terrorists' families

PM: No work permits for terrorists' families

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu talks tough on terror in the wake of spike in murders across Israel.

PM: No work permits for terrorists' families

Gush Etzion to be revamped for security

In wake of attacks, Transportation Minister announces plans to improve road security have been completed, work to start soon.

Gush Etzion to be revamped for security

Hadar: 'The Nation of Israel can suffer no more!'

Hadar Buchris discussed the security situation with her friends just ten days before her own murder. She said: 'Messiah must arrive!'

Hadar: 'The Nation of Israel can suffer no more!'

Israel: dismantle Palestinian 'refugee camps'

Deputy foreign minister says 'refugee camps' must be taken down, Palestinian 'right of return' taken off agenda.

Israel: dismantle Palestinian 'refugee camps'

Israel marks 40 years since 'Zionism is Racism'

President Rivlin and guests marked the 40th anniversary of a magnificent speech by former President Haim Herzog at the UN.

Israel marks 40 years since 'Zionism is Racism'

Gush Etzion leader: Time for Defensive Shield II

Davidi Perl, Head of Etzion Bloc Regional Council, says IDF has to enter villages, 'turn over every rock.'

Gush Etzion leader: Time for Defensive Shield II

MK: State is hounding nationalist protesters

Five youths who protested against planned razing of synagogue face up to 20 years in jail.

MK: State is hounding nationalist protesters

'The terrorist ran toward us with a knife'

Victim of car-ramming and stabbing at Kfar Adumim Junction, Rabbi Shmuel Shapira, recounts harrowing moments of Sunday's attack.

'The terrorist ran toward us with a knife'

Netanyahu condemns German department store boycott

Prime Minister notes KaDeWe store which removed Israeli products from shelves was taken from Jews by the Nazis.

Netanyahu condemns German department store boycott

Emotional haredi MK calls Yesh Atid 'fascist'

MK Moshe Gafni appears to truly blow his top in the debate on haredi enlistment deferral.

Emotional haredi MK calls Yesh Atid 'fascist'

Coalition fights to approve state budget

Amid technical malfunctions and hundreds of objections from opposition, Knesset members in for long night of voting.

Coalition fights to approve state budget

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Jewish Home behind Jerusalem building thaw

Naftali Bennett, Uri Ariel presented ultimatum to Netanyahu, Arutz Sheva has learned - to lift freeze in exchange for vote on budget.

Jewish Home behind Jerusalem building thaw

'Terror is running wild, no solution in sight'

Heads of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria meet Jewish Home leaders, express their pain and frustration over ongoing terror.

'Terror is running wild, no solution in sight'

EU MP: Labeling decision 'a mistake'

Fulvio Martuscello, an EU Parliament member, admits mistake in labeling Jewish products from Judea, Samaria, and the Golan.

EU MP: Labeling decision 'a mistake'

Knesset nixes sanctions on haredi non-enlisters

By 60 to 45, Knesset postpones criminal sanctions on draft evaders to 2023.

Knesset nixes sanctions on haredi non-enlisters

'Capital set back many years'

Protest: Kahlon has critically wounded Jerusalem

Mayor, municipality block Knesset protesting Finance Minister's budget, which will see deep cuts in security, education and more.

Protest: Kahlon has critically wounded Jerusalem

Finance Committee approves state budget

Finance Committee approves state budget for 2015-2016 despite difficulties imposed by the opposition.

Finance Committee approves state budget

Muslim NYC cabbie attacks Jewish passenger

Businessman Moshe Indig was attacked and robbed by a cabbie who said he hates Jews.

Muslim NYC cabbie attacks Jewish passenger

Netanyahu: In Israel or France, terror is terror

'In Israel, like in France, terrorism is terrorism,' Prime Minister says; also notes Israel not to blame for terror wave.

Netanyahu: In Israel or France, terror is terror

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Compromise reached over Givat Ze'ev synagogue

Ayelet HaShachar synagogue will be demolished - but it will be rebuilt in an adjacent spot within three months.

Compromise reached over Givat Ze'ev synagogue

'Instead of a wedding we're burying a father, son'

Bride-to-be inconsolable as her father and brother - murdered in Friday terror attack near Hevron - are buried in Jerusalem.

'Instead of a wedding we're burying a father, son'

Deri makes reconciliation offer to Yishai

In huge political curve ball, Shas head proposes Yishai disband Yachad and return, offering to cover his campaign debts.

Deri makes reconciliation offer to Yishai