Posts Tagged: Shas
Israel: Knesset Passes Law Granting Ben-Gvir Unprecedented Power Over Police
i24 News - Israel's parliament on Wednesday passed incoming national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's bill that will give him unprecedented control over Israel's police. The debates...
Israel’s President Herzog to Kick Off Talks Next Week on Candidate to Form Next Government
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog will kick off consultation meetings with party leaders on Wednesday before announcing the Knesset member who will be tasked with forming...
Netanyahu Starts Coalition Negotiations with Bloc Leaders
i24 News - Israel’s incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the leaders of his allied right-wing and religious bloc on Sunday in Jerusalem for...
Poverty in the Haredi Sector Is Not Destiny
JNS.org - From the Kempinski Hotel where he is vacationing in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Shas Party leader Aryeh Deri has released a video accusing the...
Israeli Political Parties Begin Meeting With Rivlin to Recommend Choices to Form Government
Representatives of the parties that will sit in the next Knesset began meeting with Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin on Monday to announce their recommendations for...
Shock Israeli Poll Shows Support for Netanyahu Cratering Amid Coronavirus Protests
A new poll rocked the Israeli political establishment on Tuesday, showing that support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party appeared to be cratering, while...
With Most Votes Counted, Official Israeli Elections Results Show Win for Netanyahu, but No Governing Majority
With 90% of the vote counted on Tuesday morning, official results in Israel’s 2020 elections showed a victory for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his...
With Ehud Barak Back in Politics, New Poll Shows Israel’s Center-Left Bloc Could Eke Out Electoral Victory
Following Wednesday’s announcement by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak that he would return to politics as head of a new party, a poll showed...
New York Times Issues Correction to Front-Page Attack on Netanyahu
The New York Times has already issued a correction to its latest front-page attack on Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. “An earlier version of this article...
Dark Horse Candidate Shoots to Top of Jerusalem Mayoral Race After Haredi Endorsements
Jerusalem mayoral candidate Moshe Leon has suddenly become the front-runner in the upcoming municipal elections after receiving the endorsement of leading Haredi parties. According to Hebrew news...
After Congress Speech, Leader of Israel’s Shas Party Pledges Allegiance to Netanyahu
Aryeh Deri, the leader of Israel's Sephardic Ultra-Orthodox party, Shas said that they want Benjamin Netanyahu to be the country's next Prime Minister,...
Five Days After Quitting Politics, Shas Chairman Hints at Return
Times of Israel - To nobody's great surprise, former Shas chairman Aryeh Deri signaled Sunday night that he would likely return to politics, just five...
Orthodox Candidate Narrowly Wins Beit Shemesh Mayoral Race
Times of Israel - Hours after the polls closed at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, culminating an election day with a notably high turnout, Shas mayoral...
Shas Chairman Says Party Must Leave Committee on Enlistment Reform
Israel Hayom - Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri told haredi radio station Kol Barama that his party has decided it must leave the committee for military...
