Yakov Asher

Lithuanian-haredi leadership discusses Draft Law

MKs Uri Maklev, Yakov Asher, present Draft Law proposal to Lithuanian-haredi leadership, receive their feedback.

Haredi MK: We'll demand yeshiva funding be put into basic budget

MK Yakov Asher promises to advance three core issues, says party won't go back to focusing only on what was stolen during previous term.

Haredi MK: Bennett and Lapid 'are a pair of excited kids'

MK Yakov Asher slams PM Bennett: 'Not a single word of his is in line with true reality.'

Yisrael Beytenu MK: 'Haredim act with racism, ignorance'

MK Malinovsky claims haredim 'act with racism.' MK Asher: 'She speaks about rabbis with near anti-Semitism.'

Haredi MK: 'You're killing businesses, who will repay them?'

At Finance Committee meeting, questions arise regarding new tax on disposables. 'The entire process was incorrect and wrong.'

'Bennett is spraying sand in everyone's eyes'

PM Naftali Bennett praised his 'achievements' in the war against coronavirus. MK Yakov Asher: 'You can't lie to everyone.'

Haredi MK: 'Public has no faith in lockdown decision'

Possibility of lockdown over holiday season is 'embarrassing' & 'shameful,' MK Yakov Asher says. 'No chance public will have faith in this.'

'Knesset paralysis is only due to personal boycotts'

MK Yakov Asher calls on Knesset members to stop baseless hatred, end Knesset paralysis. 'We've turned hatred into a tool to be used.'

'Amend Racism Law - or we won't join government'

MK Asher promises to condition joining coalition on amending Racism Law to include haredim.

'Vaccines are a great and unprecedented achievement'

MK Asher calls on gov't to allow vaccinated, recovered, to return to routine as much as possible. 'Everyone would run to get vaccinated.'

Haredi MK: 'No intentional persecution'

'Haredi public was disciplined during the first wave, government didn't look deeply into things,' MK Yakov Asher says.

'We won't be part of the Likud's games'

Dep. Education Min. Meir Porush says his party supports Override Clause, but 'cannot make peace' with Likud's 'caprices and games.'

Status quo to be upheld on religious issues

Changes to status quo on religious issues won't happen now and will require agreement of all coalition partners, UTJ's MK Yakov Asher says.

Haredi MK: We never wanted Israel to be a theocracy

MK Yakov Asher says haredi parties are fighting to retain status quo, never had an interest in forcing 'state of Jewish law.'

Haredi MK: Lapid ruining party's relationship with us

MK Yakov Asher says Blue and White leader MK Lapid 'grew up in a home with a hatred of haredim,' slams 'contest' to siphon votes.

MKs: Give priority to cities in the periphery

Haredi MKs suggest encouraging young families to move to the periphery, building new haredi cities.

Haredi MK: Lower the price of food sold in hospitals

UTJ MK complains of high price of food sold on hospital grounds, Dep. Health Minister says he told hospitals to offer affordable options.

'Haredi MKs neglect the public'

Shas MK slams UTJ MK for holding up regulations to ensure better quality food for Israeli students.

'New daycare guidelines harm haredi communities'

Haredi MK says government needs to put more money into building daycare centers for haredi communities, slams 'contradiction.'