Uri Ariel

Ariel Asks Australia to Fight Israel Boycotts

Minister Ariel meets Australian Amb. in eastern Jerusalem, asks for support of Israel, criticism of PA breaches in international arena.

Jewish Home Fights Back, Appeals Yesh Atid's Laws

Jewish Home appeals four laws proposed by Yesh Atid, a day after Minister Perry blocked "life sentence for terrorists" bill.

Conflict Erupts Over Solutions to Housing Crisis

Where to invest - that is the question. Housing and Finance Ministries face off over the better solution to the housing problem.

Ariel: Lapid VAT Exemption Plan Won't Get Out of Committee

Housing Minister Uri Ariel (Jewish Home) slammed Yair Lapid's plans to 'accommodate' haredi and Arab Israelis in his VAT exemption plan.

Ariel: We Can't Release Terrorist Murderers

Housing Minister visits the family of Shelly Dadon, calls for an end of terrorist releases.

Ariel: Price Tag Isn't Terrorism, Rocks and Firebombs Are

Housing Minister criticizes Livni and Aharonovitch for equating “price tag” vandalism attacks with terrorism.

'Settling the Land of Israel the Answer to Terrorism'

Housing Minister, Binyamin Regional Council head connect Memorial Day with right to settle the entire Land of Israel.

Minister Ariel Up in Arms Over PM's Newest Building Freeze

Prime Minister Netanyahu imposed a building freeze in Judea and Samaria after talks with the PA fell apart several weeks ago.

MKs Fume as Lapid Pulls Funds for Judea and Samaria

Yo-yo budgeting? FM pulls Housing Ministry funding, causing Jewish Home MK to rail against Finance 'circus.'

Ariel: Ashton 'Spit in Our Face on Holocaust Memorial Day'

Housing Minister Uri Ariel slammed European Union Foreign Minister Catherine Ashton for supporting the Hamas-Fatah unity deal.

Yesh Atid Minister Blames Jewish Home For Talks Failure

Minister Yaakov Peri attacks Jewish Home 'sabotage' of talks, says pact is over and Jewish Home won't 'decide if we sit in government.'

Arutz Sheva Interview

'As Soon as Terrorists Board the Bus, I Will Resign'

Deputy Minister Danny Danon reiterates intent to resign if prisoner deal goes through, calls coalition tensions 'test' for Bennett, Likud.

Arutz Sheva Interview

Minister Uri Ariel Says Israeli Sovereignty is in Danger

Housing minister tells Arutz Sheva about proposed terror deal, 2015 housing price drop; slams collective punishment in Yitzhar.

Minister Ariel: Releasing More Terrorists a 'Slippery Slope'

Members of the National Union-Tekuma faction of the Jewish Home party discussed the possibility of a release of Israeli Arab terrorists.

Uri Ariel Calls on Defense Minister to Stop 'Punishing' Yitzhar

Ariel clarifies that while extremist activity in Yitzhar 'violates the spirit of Judaism,' so does taking over yeshiva - and it must stop.

MK Insists Jewish Home Won't Remain in Coalition 'At Any Cost'

Housing Minister Uri Ariel reiterates that the likelihood of Jewish Home leaving the government is high.

Ariel Says 'Israeli Ministers Caused Kerry to Blame Israel'

Ariel hints at Livni, noting 'when ministers say 1,000 times that we're guilty, in the end they hear it across the sea.'

Funding Frozen to Ministry of Housing Projects

Hundreds of millions of shekels in money for new construction delayed transfer after MK Elazar Stern complains.

Ariel Reiterates Stance on Peace Talks

Housing Minister Uri Ariel says Jewish Home will not agree to any negotiations with the PA until it drops its UN bid.

Minister Calls to End Talks Until UN Bids Pulled

Housing Minister Uri Ariel declares talks should end until the move retracted, slams Livni for blaming others over failure.

Housing Minister Says Livni Looking for a Scapegoat

Uri Ariel responds to Livni's accusations of 'torpedoing' talks with building plans, attacks 'crocodile tears' over plans known in advance.

Minister Calls to Cancel Oslo Accords

Housing and Construction Minister Uri Ariel declares Israel's right to 'break the rules' after PA runs to UN.

Politicians Uneasy Over Pollard Deal

Several top MKs and Ministers express reservations over deal, note security risk for Israel.

PA: Israel Offered to Free 400 Terrorists; Bennett: No Way

PA officials claim that Israel offered to release 400 terrorists so that peace talks continue. Jewish Home chairman: That won't happen.

Sources: Uri Ariel, Naftali Bennett at Odds Over VAT Plan

Sources close to Uri Ariel said that he would support the plan to exempt home buyers from VAT payments only if it applied to all.

Target Price Program 'Guaranteed' to Bring Down Home Prices

Besides Yair Lapid's VAT discount, the government has another way to help make homes more affordable.

Violence at holiest site

Police Close Temple Mount to Jews, Shorten Minister's Visit

Housing Minister Uri Ariel almost turned away due to Muslim rioting. Ariel: 'This is unacceptable.'

Gay TV Host Curses Minister Ariel for Appealing Surrogacy Law

"Uri Ariel, damn you," says host Gal Uchovsky after Ariel quashes law allowing same-sex couples to undergo surrogacy in Israel.

Ariel: No Jew Will be Uprooted from Judea and Samaria

Housing Minister responds to Netanyahu's comments that not all communities in Judea and Samaria will be part of Israel in a peace agreement.

Minister Ariel to Arab MKs: We're Doing Fine Without You

Housing Minister has exchange of words with Arab MKs who heckle him during a heated debate on the Western Wall.

'There is No Chance of a Palestinian State'

Housing and Construction Minister Uri Ariel says Netanyahu appears to be standing up to US pressure on 'framework for peace.'

'We Will Not Freeze Construction in Judea and Samaria'

Prime Minister assures senior Likud officials that he will reject US pressure for a freeze just before taking off for Washington.

Livni Attacks MKs for Opposing Building Freeze

Justice Minister Tzipi Livni lashes out at nationalist MKs over attempt to prevent another building freeze.

MKs to Prime Minister: Building Freeze? Forget about It!

21 deputy ministers and Knesset Members tell Netanyahu another freeze is unacceptable

Building Freeze? 'Delusional'

Minister Hits Out over Reports US Pushing for Building Freeze

Minister of Housing Uri Ariel says US needs to 'stop and think' about its failures throughout Middle East before pressuring Israel.

Developing Israel’s ‘Social Periphery’

Mass meeting of Garin Torani ‘seed groups’ aimed at combining community with a social mission.

'Next Year in Rebuilt Homesh'

Young couple receives blessings from MKs Ariel and Levin before wedding at Samaria community destroyed in 2005 'Disengagement.'

Former CIA Head: Pollard Incarceration Is Anti-Semitism

James Woolsey says 'pretend Pollard is Greek American and free him,' says US doesn't need to spy on Israel.

Hevron: Right-Wing Activists Egg Housing Minister's Car

Right-wing activists in Hevron accuse Uri Ariel and his Jewish Home party of "selling out" to become minister.

Uri Ariel: 'Israel Will Not Concede'

Housing Minister and Jewish Home MK urges nation, Prime Minister to remain strong in face of boycott threats.

Minister Ariel: Bennett-Bibi 'Crisis' Behind Us

Housing Minister Uri Ariel praised Economics Minister Naftali Bennett for defusing the incipient coalition crisis

Mass Prayer Rally At Kotel Against 'Kerry's Decrees'

Thousands join prayers asking G-d to strengthen leaders and cancel Kerry plans to establish Arab capital in Jerusalem.

Public Most Satisfied with Education Minister, Poll Finds

Education Minister Shai Piron is the minister with whose performance the Israeli public is most satisfied, finds new poll.

Survivor's Prayer Shawl Returns to Auschwitz

Minister Uri Ariel recited the Kaddish at Auschwitz wrapped in a tallit which belonged to Shlomo Yom Tov-Hauft, a survivor of the camp.

Ariel Expedites Hareidi Construction After Discrimination Claims

Housing Minister meets with major project leaders of hareidi-religious communities after hareidi media attacks Ariel for 'discrimination.'

Minister: Israel-PA Talks? ‘Nobody is Buying It’

Housing Minister Uri Ariel: Israel must keep three ‘settlement blocs’ – Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley.

Minister Ariel: We'll Build, Even if the Americans Don't Approve

Israeli construction in Judea and Samaria will continue even if the Americans don’t like it, declares Housing Minister.

Hareidi Media Attacks Housing Minister For Tenders

Hareidi papers slam Uri Ariel over Judea and Samaria construction plans, saying he's ignoring housing crisis among hareidi public.

'We Will Not Uproot Jewish Communities- Big or Small'

In exclusive interview with Arutz Sheva, Housing Minister Uri Ariel says Israel will keep Judea-Samaria, no matter what.

Court Orders Increase in Gush Katif Compensation

Victims of the 2005 disengagement plan are to receive increased compensation over the loss of their homes, High Court orders.

Ariel: We'll Keep Negotiating - and Building

Housing Minister calls Palestinian Authority threats to leave negotiations if more building in Judea, Samaria "nonsense."

Housing Minister Calls for ‘Many’ New Homes in Judea, Samaria

Minister joins inauguration of Itamar yeshiva, and calls for ‘many’ new housing projects in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem.

MKs Pledge Further Hareidi-Religious Zionist Cooperation

Housing Minister Uri Ariel and his predecessor, Eli Yishai, pledge continued cooperation over housing.

Ariel: Chinese Workers Could Help Solve Housing Crisis

Housing Minister Uri Ariel said that Israel would once again admit large numbers of Chinese building workers - if China were willing.

Housing Minister Reveals Emergency Cost-Lowering Plan

Housing Minister Uri Ariel commits to lowering prices by 2014, reveals ‘evict and build’ scheme.

Minister Ariel: We'll Keep Building

Housing Minister says that even if the Prime Minister reprimands him over construction in Judea and Samaria, he will continue as planned.

Housing Minister Uri Ariel: Building Plans Not Canceled Yet

Housing Minister denies PM's claims that plans for 24K new Jewish homes in Judea, Samaria have been canceled in interview Wednesday night.

Netanyahu Reprimands Ariel for New Construction

PM Netanyahu directs Housing Minister Uri Ariel to reconsider all new plans for construction in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem.

MK Ariel to Paris: Let's Build the Land of Israel Together

Housing Minister Ariel, in visit to French Parliament, makes appeal for building support. 'The Galilee, Negev is waiting for you.'

Ariel: 'I will Act Immediately to Abort Civil Marriage Law'

MK Uri Ariel (Bayit HaYehudi) makes clear that he will act immediately to prevent civil marriage from advancing "except in headlines"