Bayit Yehudi in Fierce Attack on Shas

"Suddenly they remember that we are 'religious like them' but in the elections they called us 'goyim.'"

Bayit Yehudi Torn between Lapid, Hareidim

Reports suggest Bennett has a pact with Lapid while rabbis want a religious front. Or is it spin?

Bayit Yehudi, Likud Talks 'Friendly'

MK Uri Ariel: the main topic in coalition talks was hareidi enlistment.

Yaalon Expects Bayit Yehudi to be in Coalition

Despite rocky relations between Bennett and the Netanyahus, Yaalon expects Bennett to be in the government.

'Jewish Home Should Take Interior, Religious Affairs Portfolios'

Rabbi Dr. Daniel Tropper of the Jewish Home’s Elections Committee: We can have influence in the Interior and Religious Affairs Ministries.

Activist to Lapid: No Coalition without Bayit Yehudi

Longtime NRP activist Buma Barhad asks Lapid to remember Bayit Yehudi's secular supporters.

Knitted, Black Kippot Talking about United Front

Bayit Yehudi's Bennett, Ariel spoke with UTJ's Porush about joining forces in coalition talks.

Likud Officials: Bibi Mistreated Bennett for Personal Reasons

Netanyahu comes under fire from Likud members, who say the attacks on Jewish Home's Bennett were for personal reasons.

Likud Sources: Bibi Wants Bennett in Coalition

Senior sources: tension between Netanyahu and Bennett will not keep Bayit Yehudi out of government.

Lapid Prefers Bennett in Coalition

Lapid prefers Bayit Yehudi in coalition. MKs say talks with PA unlikely to be a sticking point.

Jewish Home Tripped Otzma LeYisrael, Says Candidate

Bayit Yehudi tripped breakaway Otzma LeYisrael by choosing to attack it during the campaign, party member Aryeh King says.

Feiglin: Likud Shot Itself in the Foot

Likud MK-elect says negative campaign against the Bayit Yehudi was "catastrophic."

MK: Likud’s Attack Ads Killed Right-Wing Majority

Likud’s attacks on the Bayit Yehudi party drove young voters to the centrist Yesh Atid, says MK Uri Orbach.

Jewish Home Candidate: Polls Good, but Wait for Final Results

Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan, number four on the Jewish Home list, welcomes the exit polls that predict a historic outcome.

Soldiers' Votes May Give Bayit Yehudi One More Seat

About 200,000 votes remain uncounted. An Election Committee official estimates they will make Shuli Mualem a Knesset Member.

Bennett in Post-Election Speech: Jewish Home is for Everyone

“Today we set up a new home that knows how to protect its residents with martial prowess and power," says Jewish Home chairman.

Jewish Home Celebrates ‘Historic Achievement’

The Jewish Home party reacts to exit polls. ‘We’re back on center stage,’ Bennett declares.

Naftali Bennett Votes: We're Starting Something New

Bayit Yehudi chairman and his wife vote in Raanana. Bennett: We are uniting the nation of Israel.

Likud Launches Last-Minute 'Yigal Amir' Campaign

Likud's latest campaign aims to discourage voters from electing Bayit Yehudi because of Yigal Amir's endorsement of Bennett.

Bayit Yehudi Fined Over Netanyahu-Bennett Ad

72,000 shekel fine imposed on Jewish Home over its failure to remove ad that shows Netanyahu side-by-side with Bennett.

Archives Reveal: Likud MK, Not Rabbi, was ‘Anti Women’

It was a Likud MK, not Rabbi Ben-Dahan, who proposed cancelling the Knesset committee on women’s affairs.

Bayit Yehudi's Bennett: ‘We Must Be Doing Something Right'

Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) Chairman Naftali Bennett says a flurry of attacks from everyone means “We must be doing something right."

MK: ‘3 Bandits’ of Shas are Misleading Rabbi Yosef

Bayit Yehudi MK, leading religious-Zionist rabbi in serious accusation: Shas higher-ups are deliberately misleading Shas spiritual leader.

Rabbi Ovadia Slams Jewish Home: They Uproot the Torah

Shas's Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, seeing Shas losing ground, launches an unprecedented attack on Naftali Bennett's Jewish Home party.

Netanyahu Tries to Slam Bayit Yehudi over Women's Status

"I won't accept refusal of orders and exclusion of women," PM says on TV, intimating that Bayit Yehudi, with 3 women in top spots, does.

Bennett: Expelling Jews would Kill the Economy

A withdrawal from Judea and Samaria would mean economic collapse, Naftali Bennett tells opponents.

Bayit Yehudi Answers Attack from Otzma Leyisrael

Bayit Yehudi clarifies position on tearing down outposts. Gimpel: "We will fight for the government to accept the Edmond Levy report."

Likud's Complaint Against Jewish Home Ads Accepted

Central Elections Committee accepts Likud complaint against Jewish Home ad that shows Netanyahu and Bennett side-by-side.

Bibi-Bennett Posters Upset Likud

Posters showing Naftali Bennett next to Netanyahu irritate Likud. ‘Jewish Home party trying to trick voters.’

White House Interference:

Report: White House Still Concerned Over Bayit Yehudi's Strength

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro met with Bayit Yehudi chairman Naftali Bennett, amid "concerns" over the party's strength

'Next to Last' Poll: Bayit Yehudi Beats Out Labor, Likud Falling

One of the last polls that will be released before the elections has Bayit Yehudi party edging out Labor as second largest Knesset faction.

Bennett: Destroy Jewish Towns on Arab Land

Jewish Home party head says he favors demolishing Jewish towns built on private Arab land – as happened in Migron.

Migron Official: Right Voters 'Sick and Tired' of Likud Waffling

In Migron, they're convinced that the best way to preserve their community is through a strong Bayit Yehudi

Elections Surprise: Arab Support for Jewish Home

The Jewish Home party finds allies in Bedouin and Druze communities, takes votes from Labor.

Latest Poll: Likud 32, Bayit Yehudi 14

Disappointing numbers for Netanyahu as elections enter final week.

Poll: Livni Down to 6 Seats, Jewish Home Rises

New survey shows the right going strong with 67 seats. Jewish Home party rises to 15 while Livni drops to just six.

So, Who's Afraid of Jeremy?

Bar Ilan's student union apparently did not want Bayit Yehudi's Jeremy Gimpel in a debate.

Likud Entering 'Panic Mode' Over Bayit Yehudi Gains

The Likud renewed and amplified one of its main claims against Bayit Yehudi – that the party did not believe in women's rights

Bayit Yehudi: We Survived Pharaoh, We'll Survive Likud Attacks

Nisan Slomiansky, Number 3 on Bayit Yehudi list: "The more they hound us, the more we will flourish."

'Chauvinism' Campaign Fails to Dent Bayit Yehudi

Anger in religious-Zionist leadership at Likud attempts to portray Rabbi Eli Ben Dahan as anti-women.

Bennett: We'll Recommend Netanyahu for PM

Bayit Yehudi chairman says Rabbi Ben Dahan was fired because he fought for women whose husbands refused them halakhic divorces.

Poll: Likud Beytenu, Left are Neck on Neck

Eleven days to elections: Second poll shows the right-hareidi bloc in the lead with 66 seats, but center-left parties still rival Likud.

Likud Video Hammers at Bayit Yehudi 'Conservatism'

Election propaganda video attacks Rabbi Ben Dahan over his statements to Arutz Sheva.

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Naftali Bennett To Anglos: "Join the 'Jewish Spring'"

What are the Bayit Hayehudi party ideals and plans, and to what does its leader, Naftali Bennett, attribute his meteoric rise?

Bayit Yehudi's Rabbi Horowitz Courts Chabad Vote

Rabbi Hillel Horowitz of Hevron connects to Hassidic movement though Cave of Machpela.

Bennett Memes are the New Hit

Humorous memes regarding Bennett's "superman" qualities are the latest Facebook fad.

Ketzaleh: We'll Reach 20 Knesset Seats

MK Katz: When we said we'd have 15 MKs, people thought we were going overboard.

French-Speaking Jews Connect to Bayit Yehudi

Habayit Hayehudi (Jewish Home) is gaining popularity among olim from France, who are finding "a home in the Jewish Home".

Bennett: Netanyahu wants a Leftist Coalition

Bayit Yehudi head notes that Tzipi Livni is not ruling out sitting in Netanyahu coalition.

Most Likely Outcome: a More Nationalist, Religious Coalition

With elections 2 weeks away, polls indicate next government will be tougher against Obama's pressure.

Likud Admits to Rabbi-Bashing Campaign

Likud admits it was behind campaign to bash rabbis who support the Jewish Home party as extremists.

Yesha Leaders: Likud, Stop Attacking Bayit Yehudi

Samaria's Mesika, Gush Etzion's Perl, ask Netanyahu to stop negative campaign against rabbis.

Israel Radio Poll Shows Right Running Away With Election

An Israel Radio poll shows the Bayit Yehudi and Oztma Leyisrael party getting a combined total of 24 seats in the next Knesset.

MK Saar: Bayit Yehudi Won't Advance Women

Citing an Arutz Sheva interview, Likud Minister attacks Rabbi Ben Dahan and gender separation at Bnei Akiva.

Holocaust Ad Sparks Complaint, Creator Not Sorry

The Jewish Home party complains over an anti-Bennett ad with Holocaust imagery. The ad's creator says he is not sorry.

Holocaust Imagery in 'Likud' anti-Bennett Ad. Likud: It's Not Us

In another apparent blunder, pro-Likud "grassroots" ad has yellow star, says Bayit Yehudi is taking religious Jews "back to the ghetto."

Poll: Bayit Yehudi a Solid Third, Now Closing in on Labor

Bayit Yehudi is now polling as the third largest party in the Knesset, and is closing in to become the second largest, a new poll said

Rivlin: Likud's Attack on Bennett Was Wrong

"The intensity of the criticism against Bennett raised him up a few levels," says Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin.

Likud MK Hints Bennett Likely to be in Coalition

MK Tzipi Hotovely wants a large Likud but believes Bayit Yehudi will also be in the government.

Likud Group to Bibi: Stop Attacking Bayit Yehudi

Internal criticism against Netanyahu after second poll shows Likud weakened by attack on Bennett.