Hezki Baruch

Hezki Baruch

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Labor Court Nixes Shabbat Soccer Games

Players score victory as they turn to Labor Court against management decision to play on Sabbath.

Labor Court Nixes Shabbat Soccer Games

MK: High Court's Ruling on Allan is 'Legitimate'

MK Smotrich says that while he doesn't like the Court’s decision to cancel the administrative detention of Mohammed Allan, it is legitimate.

MK: High Court's Ruling on Allan is 'Legitimate'

Security Min.: The Doctors Released a Terrorist

Ministers condemn release of Islamic Jihad hunger striker, saying he 'invented a new method of suicide for terror.'

Security Min.: The Doctors Released a Terrorist

Zoabi: Hunger Striker's Illness Israeli Conspiracy

Arab Joint List MK produces wild claim that Israel purposely exploited terrorist's condition to look more humane.

Zoabi: Hunger Striker's Illness Israeli Conspiracy

Lapid Meets Congressman Over US-Israel Ties

Yesh Atid chairman expresses solidarity with Republicans during meeting with delegation headed by Peter Roskam.

Lapid Meets Congressman Over US-Israel Ties

Terrorist 'Is Making a Mockery of the State'

Bereaved parent Dr. Aryeh Bachrach warns that freeing Mohammed Allan will cost more victims' lives.

Terrorist 'Is Making a Mockery of the State'

Who's In Charge?

Security Minister Bashes Cave-In to Hunger Striker

State Attorney informed hunger striking terrorist he will be released in November, against wishes of Internal Security Minister.

Security Minister Bashes Cave-In to Hunger Striker

Herzog: I'm More Extreme Against Terror Than Bibi

Opposition head meets with Abbas, urges return of 'peace talks' in response to recent spate of terror attacks.

Herzog: I'm More Extreme Against Terror Than Bibi

Terror Victim's Mother: Time for Death Penalty

Mohammed Abu Shahin indicted for June murder of Danny Gonen, goes wild in court; mother demands death penalty.

Terror Victim's Mother: Time for Death Penalty

Synagogue Arson: Books and Tefillin are Undamaged

Employees discovered the fire at the 'rest stop' synagogue just off Highway 6 before it spread into the building.

Synagogue Arson: Books and Tefillin are Undamaged

Netanyahu Vows 'Zero Tolerance' for Terror

'Those who try to harm us: we will hurt you,' Netanyahu warns after wave of terror attacks.

Netanyahu Vows 'Zero Tolerance' for Terror

Regev: I'll Vie for Likud Central Committee Chair

Minister of Culture and Sport throws hat in ring after Danon receives UN appointment.

Regev: I'll Vie for Likud Central Committee Chair

Arabs Throw Rocks on Mount of Olives, 1 Injured

Ministers slam 'intolerable' security situation after Arab mob targets bus, Border Police.

Arabs Throw Rocks on Mount of Olives, 1 Injured

PM Goes After Inciters Who Put Him in Nazi Uniform

Netanyahu says he will take legal action against online agitator posting images of Israel's heads of state in Nazi uniforms.

PM Goes After Inciters Who Put Him in Nazi Uniform

Erdan Not Ready to See Terrorists Roam Free

Internal Security Min. blasts Israel Medical Association's 'hypocritical' opposition to legal practice of force-feeding.

Erdan Not Ready to See Terrorists Roam Free

Tel Aviv's Great Synagogue Adds Four Torah Scrolls

Four Torah scrolls - two of which survived the Holocaust - will be introduced to the Great Synagogue of Tel Aviv in a special ceremony.

Tel Aviv's Great Synagogue Adds Four Torah Scrolls

Man Stabbed at Gas Station Released from Hospital

Yehuda Ben Moyal, 26, was stabbed in the back and shoulder while filling up at a gas station.

Man Stabbed at Gas Station Released from Hospital

Minister 'Saddened' by Infiltrator Verdict

Erdan says verdict 'delivers a serious blow to the state's attempt to prevent illegal infiltrators from settling into Israel's cities.'

Minister 'Saddened' by Infiltrator Verdict

Pro-Israel Journalist Israeli Ambassador to Italy

Fiamma Nirenstein, the fiercely pro-Israel jourmalist and former member of the Italian parliament, is Israel's new ambassador to Italy.

Pro-Israel Journalist Israeli Ambassador to Italy

Daughter Born to Parents of Baby Terror Victim

Chaya Zisel Braun was murdered in Hamas car attack in last October - now her parents 'thank God' on birth of new baby girl.

Daughter Born to Parents of Baby Terror Victim

Liberman Blasts PM for Weakening Foreign Ministry

Former FM says that decentralization of the crucial office has led to gaping foreign policy holes - and just when Israel needs it most.

Liberman Blasts PM for Weakening Foreign Ministry

Lapid Accuses Netanyahu of Deepening Social Rifts

'Anyone who exploits a terror attack which deepens the rift between citizens is not worthy of being Prime Minister,' Lapid fires.

Lapid Accuses Netanyahu of Deepening Social Rifts

'No Civilian Nuclear Plan Needs That Much Uranium'

Jerusalem snaps back at Washington, breaking down several of Obama's justifications of the Iran deal after he criticized Netanyahu.

'No Civilian Nuclear Plan Needs That Much Uranium'

'Zero tolerance for terror'

Bibi: World Must Condemn Terror Against Jews Too

PM visits Jewish victim of firebomb attack in Jerusalem, equates 'terror against Jews' and 'terror against Arabs.'

Bibi: World Must Condemn Terror Against Jews Too

New Ministry for Social Equality Established

Minister Gila Gamliel named the new Social Equality minister after Pensioner's Ministry expanded.

New Ministry for Social Equality Established

Watch: Joint Prayer in Gush Etzion

The Gush Etzion Junction was the scene of a joint session, where rabbis, sheikhs, and MKs gathered together to pray.

Watch: Joint Prayer in Gush Etzion

Gay Pride March Ban 'Saved Bennett from Himself'

Jewish Home MK Bezalel Smotrich opines that the rally in Tel Aviv was incitement to violence against the Right.

Gay Pride March Ban 'Saved Bennett from Himself'

Herzog: Anti-Assimilation Lehava a 'Terror Group'

Opposition chair calls to outlaw nationalist 'Jewish terror' groups; Lehava director responds: 'Herzog fights Jews, not enemies of Israel.'

Herzog: Anti-Assimilation Lehava a 'Terror Group'

Gay Union Disinvites 'Homophobic' Jewish Home

Despite Bennett greatly boosting budget for gay youth, LGBT Task Force asks him and Magal of his party not to come to rally in Tel Aviv.

Gay Union Disinvites 'Homophobic' Jewish Home

'Fight Gay Parade - Within Framework of the Law'

Jerusalem councilman condemns stabbing attack on Jerusalem gay parade, calls to continue legal opposition to provocative march.

'Fight Gay Parade - Within Framework of the Law'

MK: No Apologies for Call to Bulldoze High Court

'Most Israelis think like me,' Motti Yogev insists, adding that his remarks were 'metaphorical.'

MK: No Apologies for Call to Bulldoze High Court

No-Confidence Motion Filed Over Beit El Demolition

Yisrael Beytenu demands government be replaced 'immediately' after demolition saga ends, says Netanyahu unfit to lead.

No-Confidence Motion Filed Over Beit El Demolition

MK: Raze the High Court

Jewish Home's Yogev says High Court ruling to raze Beit El homes means it's time to use bulldozers against the court.

MK: Raze the High Court

Exclusive interview

'If Beit El Falls, the Government Must Fall'

Tourism coordinator of town decries forces coming to demolish 'like thieves in the night,' calls on MKs to 'put the government down.'

'If Beit El Falls, the Government Must Fall'

Ministers Demand Answers Over Beit El Demolitions

Several MKs warn that the overnight raid by the IDF on homes still undergoing validation could threaten the coalition.

Ministers Demand Answers Over Beit El Demolitions

Lapid Predicts New Elections by 2016

Yesh Atid chair plans to run for prime minister when the current government fails; adds that Jewish Home chose 'settlements over Judaism.'

Lapid Predicts New Elections by 2016

Expert: Leaders Haven't Learned from Gush Katif

Professor Moshe Sharon says Israeli leaders are still thinking of another expulsion, despite the failure of the first one.

Expert: Leaders Haven't Learned from Gush Katif

Ya'alon Blasts Demands for Judges to Sing Hatikva

Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon insists that demanding that judges sing the national anthem 'incites against minorities.'

Ya'alon Blasts Demands for Judges to Sing Hatikva

'Jews of All Stripes Can Unite Around Torah'

Ex-MK Lipman talks to Arutz Sheva at presidential Tisha B'Av event bringing Orthodox and non-Orthodox together for joint Jewish learning.

'Jews of All Stripes Can Unite Around Torah'

Turmoil in Likud

Pressure Mounts on PM to Apply 'Norwegian Law'

Likud committee and Netanyahu don't see eye to eye on law which enables ministers to resign from Knesset - paving way for new MKs.

Pressure Mounts on PM to Apply 'Norwegian Law'