'Had everyone acted with a unified approach, the outcome could have been different,' says Moti Babchik, senior Agudat Yisrael official and former chief of staff at Israel’s Housing Ministry, on the lack of coordination between the haredi parties.
Shas chairman declares that his party remains loyal to the right-wing bloc and its leader, asserting that a broad Netanyahu-led government should be formed after the elections.
According to a Channel 13 News poll, Shas drops to seven seats while the Religious Zionist party surges to six.
Shas MK Yaakov Margi opposes advancing 'Torah Study Law,' sharply rebukes anti-draft protesters chanting, 'We will die and not enlist.'
Shas Council of Torah Sages member Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef is poised to throw his support behind Gadi Eisenkot in the race for prime minister, as frustration with Prime Minister Netanyahu grows.
Elimelech Schmidt of Yeshivat Shavei Shomron completed the Shas for the second time at the age of 16, after having already completed it for the first time at his Bar Mitzvah.
Tuvia Cohen from Revava, who began studying the Shas in ninth grade, celebrated the completion at Yeshivat Shvut Yisrael, in the presence of rabbis, his family, and yeshiva students.
Following a dispute with the Likud, it was decided that the Basic Law on Torah Study will include only the provision stating that Torah study is a fundamental value in Jewish Heritage.
Shas has joined the wave of condemnations over the criticism from a haredi rabbi against Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir.
Confrontation breaks out between the Shas faction and Minister Itamar Ben Gvir over a bill to block Red Cross visits to Nukhba terrorists. Legislation fails to pass on the Knesset floor due to boycott by the haredi party.
Shas and Degel HaTorah Chairmen threaten to support a bill to dissolve the Knesset next week if haredi parties' legislation is not advanced.
As hundreds of vehicles prepare for a nationwide protest, cooperation between major Hasidic groups and the Jerusalemite Faction has exposed the fault lines against Shas and Degel HaTorah.
Thousands of students and alumni from Be'er Hatalmud Yeshiva expected to arrive at detention facility to protest arrest of Sephardic yeshiva student.
The coalition plans to delete from the conscription law all sections except the provision on release of draft-dodgers, but the Knesset's legal adviser opposes it.
Yanki Deri is expected to be appointed co-chairman of KKL-JNF. The Shas party chairman's office emphasizes that the position is unsalaried and temporary.
Knesset plenum approves Basic Law: Torah Study in preliminary reading, recognizing Torah study as an underlying value of the State.
Rabbi Avraham Salim, leading Sephardic-haredi rabbi, tells haredi yeshiva students to stay away from protests, warning they detract from Torah study and accustom participants to violence.
Aryeh Deri rejected the claim that the haredi parties had pushed for a sweeping exemption from military service for Haredim.
The Shas faction sent a sharply worded ultimatum letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: advance the Basic Law on Torah Study, or we will not vote for any other legislation.
Shas MK Erez Malul lays down an unequivocal condition ahead of post-election coalition talks: Haredi parties will not join any government until the legal status of yeshiva students is anchored in a "fortified and robust" law.
Finance Ministry greenlights renewal of food voucher program, to the tune of half a billion NIS.
Former minister and MK Yaakov Margi informed Shas chairman Aryeh Deri that he will not run in the next Knesset term.
MK and former minister Moshe Arbel announced his resignation after 12 years in the Knesset in order to focus on family, Torah study, and completing his doctorate. Erez Malul is expected to replace him.
Shas chairman Aryeh Deri demands progress on Draft Law, regulation of yeshiva students' status, before the formation of the next coalition.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked haredi parties to put Draft Law on back burner, report says.
MK Moshe Gafni sharply attacks Shas chairman Aryeh Deri, accusing the party of violating agreements, and is met with a fierce counter-attack from Shas' MK Michael Malkieli.
20-year-old terrorist from Jatt to be charged with attempted murder after seriously injuring Ramat Gan’s religious council chairman in a stabbing attack.
Shas party launches a fierce attack on former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in response to an interview in which he sharply criticized Shas chairman Aryeh Deri.
Rabbi Dr. Doron Danino protests Mayor Huldai’s plan to appoint a haredi rabbi who did not serve in the IDF, stressing there are worthy Zionist candidates who served in the reserves and calling the move 'hypocrisy.'
Opposition leader firmly denies that his party had a deal with Shas regarding the rabbinical elections in Kiryat Ono. ‘I did not speak with Deri about the issue.'
Adv. Gedalyahu Ben Shimon stabbed in Ramat Gan, police and Shin Bet investigating possible terror attack.
The coalition has decided to advance a law that would prevent the Supreme Court from reviewing ministerial appointments, except in exceptional cases.
Despite requests from the Arab parties to turn the vote into a confidence vote in the government, MKs Goldknopf, Porush, Maoz, and Tessler oppose.
From Rabbi Lando’s office, it was announced that Degel HaTorah will support the budget law in the first reading and will insist that the Draft Law be completed before the final reading of the budget bill.
Budget vote delayed to Wednesday due to haredi parties' demand to pass Draft Law.
Shas party spokesman Asher Medina says current situation is untenable, extremely dangerous for the haredi community.
Zohran Mamdani creating a narrative that diminishes Jewish legitimacy, Shas source tells Arutz Sheva - Israel National News.
The three haredi factions in the Knesset issued harsh condemnations after Speaker Ohana voted for an opposition-backed bill to legalize civil marriages.
Shas chief Aryeh Deri attempts to encourage support for Draft Law, demanding greater involvement on the part of Likud MKs.
For the first time since the war began, the Likud has received 28 seats in an election poll, but the current coalition bloc only received 52
After the presentation of the draft of the recruitment law to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Shas and United Torah Judaism (UTJ) are expected to return to voting with the coalition starting next week, thus ending the haredi boycott of votes.
The government is expected to appoint Yariv Levin to head three ministries vacated by Shas and UTJ ministers, in a move aimed at preventing disruptions and preserving Haredi staffing and influence.
The 14-year-old boy, a Jerusalem resident, was taken for questioning eight days after Shas MK Yoav Ben-Tzur was attacked by haredi protesters opposing the Draft Law.
Members of Shas' Council of Torah Sages respond to complaints against party MKs, clarify that MKs are '100% subordinate to them,' and condemn protests.
Jerusalem Faction protestors demonstrate Draft Law proposal outside home of Shas MK Yinon Azoulay in Ashdod.
Dozens of haredi youths attack Shas MK Yoav Ben Tzur in Jerusalem, protesting support for Draft Law.
Bill to sentence terrorists to death expected to be brought for vote, as Ashkenazic-haredi party announces opposition, abstention.
Haredi parties agree to back bill to split Attorney General's role, in exchange for support on a different bill.
The Shas party has ramped up pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to advance legislation regulating the draft status of yeshiva students.
Degel Hatorah faction promises to vote against supplementary budget bill, threatening coalition majority.
Shas spokesman Asher Medina relates Degel Torah faction’s opposition, blames Ashkenazic-haredi party for enabling ongoing discrimination against Sephardic high school girls.
Degel Hatorah Chairman MK Moshe Gafni calls on Shas leaders to open new schools for girls, stating that 'our schools cannot accommodate everyone.'
Shas party denies Aryeh Deri called for draft evasion, calling it 'false libel,' says remarks were aimed at encouraging Torah students.
While speaking with yeshiva students, Shas chairman says that even during times of war, the students should not even consider changes or enlisting in the military to defend the nation.
Arutz Sheva learns Beitar Illit Mayor Meir Rubinstein and Modi’in Illit Mayor Yaakov Guterman actively working to persuade haredi MKs to support proposal for Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.
Following the resignation of its ministers, Shas resists transferring the vacated portfolios to Likud's Haim Katz; various other Likud ministers under consideration.
The United Torah Judaism claimed that the Shas chairman had deceived the Rabbis by keeping his party in the coalition.
After departure of haredi parties from the government, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman Yuli Edelstein withdraws proposed enlistment law, arguing that there is no point in advancing a proposal that will not pass.
Political sources claim the retraction is aimed at advancing the appointment of Israel Uzan as Director-General of the Interior Ministry.
Following Shas and United Torah Judaism's withdrawal from the government, Likud ministers are requesting upgraded roles, other coalition partners are requesting the evacuated positions.
