Hareidi Parties

'Shabbat more important than Western Wall'

Conservative Movement in Israel Chairman Yizhar Hess mocks haredi politicians' inaction on government Shabbat desecration.

Report: Hareidi Parties Considering Joint List

Joint list could see hareidi parties gain 20 Knesset seats - but chances are slim, sources say, due to internal conflict.

Letter: Just Say 'No' to Religious Edicts in Election Campaigns

Organization for religious freedom protests Rabbinical endorsement for hareidi parties, promises of blessings, curses to voters.

Lapid Accuses Netanyahu and Shas of 'Ugly Deal'

Former Finance Minister claims Netanyahu gave funding for Shas schools in return for Shas supporting funds for Judea and Samaria.

Hareidi MKs Welcome End of 'Worst Government in History'

MKs from United Torah Judaism party welcome the dissolution of the Knesset, saying it was "the worst one in the country's history".

Threats Made Against Hareidi Women Campaigning to Join Knesset

Women who run for hareidi parties 'will have all their descendants thrown out of school,' hareidi politician threatens.

Poll Shows 62% Don't Want Hareidi Coalition

Amid reports of overtures to hareidim by Likud, Yesh Atid and even Labor, poll indicates voters don't want hareidi parties in government.

Coalition crisis

Netanyahu's Appeal to Hareidi Parties Revealed

Third report in 48 hours: PM approaches hareidi MKs - who say they want a commitment in writing. 'We don't trust Bibi anymore,' MKs say.

Netanyahu: 'I'm Not Boycotting the Hareidim'

The Prime Minister tells Kol B'Ramah: The resistance to hareidi parties in coalition did not come from me, and I even tried to intervene.

Jerusalem Passes Landmark Arab Building Project

Hareidi parties leave hall letting project giving contiguous Arab control over eastern Jerusalem pass, threatening capital's demography.

Hareidi Parties to Allow Women in Office?

Prominent Rabbi notes that hareidi MKs are voting for a female presidential candidate - and says change is on the horizon.

Arutz Sheva Interview

'We Want to See Yesh Atid Leave the Coalition'

Uri Ariel believes Jewish Home is gaining ground in the government, predicting to Arutz Sheva that coalition - and policy - changes await.

Gafni to Hareidi MKs: Don’t Play Into Lapid’s Hands

Hareidi MKs decide to drop personal spats with Lapid, ‘It’s what he wants.’

Lapid Skips Chametz Sale

Finance Minister Lapid skips pre-Passover tradition, raises suspicions he is ‘afraid to have picture taken with hareidi.’

Rabbis to Bennett: Forgive and Forget Hareidi Insults

Several prominent Religious Zionist rabbis urged Bayit Yehudi to ensure that hareidi parties are included in the government now being formed

Fiery Arutz Sheva interview

Video: Rabbi Druckman – 'Hareidim Boycott Others Full-Time'

Religious Zionist leader accuses hareidi spokesmen of hypocrisy in complaining about being left out of government.

Elkin: Without Hareidi Parties, We Got Disengagement

Likud MK urges Bennett to sit with hareidi parties. Without hareidi parties ‘it ended in Disengagement,’ he warns.

Likud: We Want Hareidi Parties, Too

Likud Beytenu negotiators say they want Jewish Home, Lapid, and hareidi parties, too. Lieberman: Even Labor might join.

Netanyahu to Hareidim: You'll Only Join Later

Channel 2: Prime Minister told Shas, UTJ, they will only join coalition in "stage 2."