Supreme Court: Draft haredim, end funding for yeshivas
Supreme Court rules that there is no legal framework to allow differentiation between yeshiva students and other populations.
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MK Gadi Eisenkot:
MK Gadi Eisenkot: It's no secret that Itamar and Bezalel have a lot of influence
MK Gadi Eisenkot criticizes the government, says ministers Smotrich and Ben Gvir significantly influence the decision-making.
Knesset approves:
Knesset approves first reading of bill raising retirement age for IDF reservists
Knesset approves extension by three months of temporary order raising the reservist exemption age by one year.
Submarine Affair commission sends warning letters to PM, fmr. Defense Minister, and others
The commission sent warnings to five current and senior officials who may be hurt by the inquiry.
Twice bereaved mother:
Twice bereaved mother: The enemy wants to annihilate us – we choose life
Twice bereaved mother, Miriam Peretz, participated this weekend in a special event in Jerusalem for families who lost loved ones during the war and said that, ‘they give her a lot of strength.’
Bereaved father:
Bereaved father: 'Herzi Halevi is a war criminal, I will haunt him'
Itzik Bonzel, the father of SSG Amit Bonzel, swore that he would make sure that the IDF Chief of Staff and others at the helm of the military pay for the failures that led to the war.
Speaker of the Knesset:
Speaker of the Knesset: ‘Permit family's requested inscription on fallen soldier’s grave’
Knesset Speaker appealed to Minister Gallant and Chief of Staff Halevi to reconsider their decision to prohibit the abbreviation 'Hy”d' to be inscribed on the tombstone of Israel Yudkin who fell in Gaza.
Netanyahu appoints project manager for the north
Prime Minister Netanyahu has announced that Major General (Res.) Yiftach Ron-Tal will be appointed head of the Tekuma administration in the south, and Major General (Res.) Eliezer (Chayni) Marom as head of the northern administration.
Hezbollah flag in the heart of Manhattan
The Consul General of Israel in New York published a photo of anti-Israel demonstrators waving the Hezbollah flag in front of the consulate entrance.
Nir Barkat to Netanyahu:
Nir Barkat to Netanyahu: I will oppose the Draft Law along with other MKs
Minister Nir Barkat says he informed Prime Minister Netanyahu that he and other Likud MKs would oppose the Draft Law in its currently proposed format.
Netanyahu:
Netanyahu: 'I call on my coalition partners - get a hold of yourselves'
The Prime Minister called on his government not to push divisive legislation that could threaten the coalition's cohesion.
Gantz accuses:
Gantz accuses: 'Netanyahu harming unity and ties with US for political gain'
MK Benny Gantz (National Unity) said at a conference in Tel Aviv that Prime Minister Netanyahu is missing out on an opportunity to form a regional alliance against Iran.
Netanyahu:
Netanyahu: 'The left is extrremist, vocal, and violent'
Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke against leftist demonstrators today: "There is an extremist, vocal and – I regret – occasionally violent minority, that is organized and financed on an unimaginable scale. But it does not represent the majority of our people."
Haredi Draft Law to be promoted – Edelstein plans changes
After approving the application of the sequence to the draft bill, the committee holds its first discussion with the heads of the opposition and coalition.
After the controversy
After the controversy | MK Vaturi apologizes: 'No one is an arm of Hamas'
Deputy Speaker of the Knesset MK Nissim Vaturi apologized for earlier statements calling anti-government protesters 'an arm of Hamas.'
Gallant in Samaria:
Gallant in Samaria: 'Countering Iranian arms smuggling with civilian security squads'
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant commented during a tour of northern Samaria: ''In the face of the Iranian effort to smuggle weapons into the Jenin area, we are reinforcing civilian security squads with advanced weapons and drones.'
Hostage's father to Lapid:
Hostage's father to Lapid: 'Shoulder the burden and join the government'
Eli Shtivi, the father of hostage Idan Shtivi who was taken to Gaza, attended the Yesh Atid party meeting and called on Lapid to immediately join the government in a move of unity.
Soldier suffering from PTSD:
Soldier suffering from PTSD, at Knesset: "How many more Eliran Mizrahi’s do you need?"
Soldier suffering from PTSD, Avichai Levy, accused the State Control Committee: 'They are all spitting in our faces. There was no one to take care of us then and there isn't anyone now.'
Lobby for renewed settlement of Gaza to be launched in Knesset
MKs Limor Sohn Har-Melekh (Otzma Yehudit) and Tzvi Succot (Religious Zionism) announced ahead of the lobby's first meeting: ‘The lobby regards Jewish presence in Gaza as a necessity to protect Israel's security and ensure its future.’
Netanyahu:
Netanyahu: We have a state with an army, not an army with a state
Prime Minister blasts Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot at the cabinet meeting, leading to an exchange of accusations between the National Unity Party and Likud.
Sgt. Yair Roitman laid to rest
Sergeant Yair Roitman laid to rest | 'Yair is dead – please do not let it be in vain'
Sergeant Yair Roitman, a combat soldier in training in the Givat patrol, died of his wounds on Saturday, after being seriously injured early last week in a battle in southern Gaza.
Fallen soldier's family:
Elon Waiss’ family: 'We'll continue with our head held high'. We believe in our just path'
Yedidya Waiss, before his father Eilon’s funeral: ‘With God's help we will win this war and the entire nation of Israel will know no more sorrow. We will learn to see the good.’
PM Netanyahu:
PM Netanyahu: 'There is no alternative to victory - we must keep at our goals'
'We are fighting to ensure our existence and our future; we are fighting to bring back our hostages,' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.
Smotrich redirects Palestinian Authority funds to terror victims
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich orders 130 million NIS of Palestinian Authority tax funds to be redirected to benefit families of terror victims.
MK Succot promotes blocking Al Jazeera on YouTube
MK Tzvi Succot: 'The incitement channel Al Jazeera sits in Qatar and incites against the State of Israel, day by day and hour by hour - this is the way to prevent it from reaching us.'
Ben Gvir:
Ben Gvir: There's a great opportunity after Gantz left the government
National Security Minister on his demand to be included in the War Cabinet: It is appropriate that the person who demanded to bomb Gaza and stop the entry of the workers would be a member of the War Cabinet.
Knesset approves:
Knesset approves: Government will advance Haredi Draft Law initiated by Gantz
Knesset approves by majority of 63 to 57 the continuous application of the Haredi Draft Law, allowing the legislative procedures to continue from where they left off in the previous Knesset.
Ben-Gvir's position accepted:
Ben-Gvir's position accepted: Terrorists' bodies will be held in Israel
The political-security cabinet supported Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's position over Minister Yoav Gallant's position on continuing to hold terrorists' bodies.
Smotrich:
Smotrich: We blocked Gantz's plan to establish a Palestinian state
'The responsibility for the misconception that led to the massacre and the failures in the management of the war belongs to Gantz and Eizenkot.'
Ayelet Shaked:
Ayelet Shaked: ‘Not ruling out return to politics’
On the Draft Law, Former Justice Minister, Ayelet Shaked, said that, ‘At least 50% are not learning Torah day and night; they must draft.’
'From: Yahya Sinwar'
'From: Yahya Sinwar' | Activists leave flowers by Benny Gantz's office
Activists protested the National Unity Party Chairman's departure from the government claiming it was 'a gift to Sinwar and the Hamas terror organization.'
After Gantz's resignation
After Gantz's resignation | Ben Gvir to Netanyahu: Add me to the War Cabinet
National Security Minister sends a letter to the Prime Minister, demands to be included in the War Cabinet.
Minister Bezalel Smotrich:
Smotrich: ‘Developing Jewish communities will prevent terror’
Minister of Finance and Minister in the Ministry of Defense, Bezalel Smotrich: ‘Focusing on broad structural processes that will lead to the development of the Jewish communities.’
'Netanyahu preventing victory'
'Netanyahu preventing victory' | Benny Gantz resigns from emergency government
Minister Benny Gantz (National Unity) announced on Sunday that he, together with his party, would be leaving the emergency government which he joined at the onset of the war.
Minister Benny Gantz expected to resign this evening
Minister Benny Gantz will make a statement to the media at 20:00 in the evening, where he is expected to announce his resignation from the government.
Moving:
Moving: Women pray at site of music festival massacre
Women held a special prayer service in the Re'im forest, where Hamas terrorists murdered hundreds of festival goers on October 7th.
'Not the time'
Government responds to Attorney General's demand for war inquiry | 'Not the time'
Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs refused the Attorney General's demand that the government establish a committee of inquiry into the October 7th massacre.
The haunting picture from Rafael Kauders' funeral
Yehudit, Rafael Kauders' widow, and his children Hedva, Miriam, and Hillel, stood over the fresh grave and saluted their father on his final journey - each wearing a beret.
Netanyahu:
Netanyahu: The war in Gaza is also about the wholeness of Jerusalem
Video of Netanyahu shown at central ceremony in honor of Jerusalem Day at the Mercaz Harav Yeshiva in Jerusalem, marking the 57th anniversary of the unification of Israel’s capital.
Families of Meron Victims:
Families of Meron Victims: Cancel the Appointment of Yossi Schwinger as CEO of ZAKA
Families of the Meron disaster victims wrote a letter to the ZAKA organization demanding that Yossi Schwinger not be appointed to the position of CEO due to his role in the disaster three years ago.
